Back surgery cost in San Jose, CA without insurance
In the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area, the median cash price for Lumbar discectomy is $19,471.20 across 3 hospitals. The lowest, $3,107.50, is at Stanford Health Care (Stanford). The US median is $5,660.16.
Back and neck surgery ranges from a same-day discectomy for a pinched nerve to a spinal fusion with a hospital stay. Fusion is by far the most expensive, because of the implants and longer surgery. Many people improve with physical therapy, injections and time, so surgery is usually a later step.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Back surgery prices in San Jose, CA by type
63030 is a lumbar discectomy 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.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar discectomy Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level · code 63030 | 3 | $3,107.50 | $19,471.20 | $5,660.16 |
| Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level · code 63047 | 3 | $3,070.00 | $21,968.80 | $7,374.95 |
| ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 | 3 | $4,042.00 | $9,951.20 | $8,532.55 |
| Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 | 3 | $3,709.50 | $17,645.60 | $8,057.40 |
Outpatient cash prices in San Jose, 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 Jose, CA
- Stanford Health Care, Stanford$3,107.50
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose, San Jose$19,471.20
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara, Santa Clara$19,471.20
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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.