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Lumbar discectomy cost in San Diego, CA without insurance

In the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, the median cash price for Lumbar discectomy is $4,907.95 across 10 hospitals. The lowest, $3,255.20, is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa (San Diego) and 2 other hospitals. The US median is $9,692.39.

A lumbar discectomy removes the part of a herniated disc that presses on a nerve, usually at L4-L5 or L5-S1, and is the most common back surgery. It is often a same-day or overnight procedure. A laminectomy for spinal stenosis costs about the same; a spinal fusion, with implants and a longer stay, costs much more. Many people improve with physical therapy, injections and time, so surgery is usually a later step.

Collected Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Lumbar discectomy prices in San Diego, CA by type

63030 is a lumbar discectomy (laminotomy) at one level and is used in the state table; 63047 is a lumbar laminectomy for spinal stenosis; 22551 is a neck fusion (ACDF); and 22612 is a lumbar fusion, which has its own page.

ProcedureHospitalsLowestMedianUS median
Lumbar discectomy Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level · code 63030 10 $3,255.20 $4,907.95 $9,692.39
Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level · code 63047 4 $4,071.60 $4,071.60 $9,757.20
ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 4 $14,331.20 $14,331.20 $13,964.00
Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 4 $14,331.20 $14,331.20 $17,527.00
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Outpatient cash prices in San Diego, CA. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.

Lowest Lumbar discectomy prices in San Diego, CA

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask whether screws, rods, cages and bone graft are included, since implants can be a large part of the price.
  • Consider a second opinion before a fusion.