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Lumbar discectomy cost in Illinois without insurance

In Illinois, the median cash price for Lumbar discectomy is $8,572.26 across 16 hospitals, from $1,019.89 to $53,118.92. The lowest is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $9,692.39.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

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 6, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Lumbar discectomy prices in Illinois 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.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Lumbar discectomy Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level · code 63030 16 $1,019.89–$53,118.92 $8,572.26 $9,692.39
Lumbar laminectomy Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level · code 63047 16 $1,163.95–$64,873.74 $8,045.23 $9,757.20
ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 11 $1,782.23–$95,432.66 $12,199.00 $13,964.00
Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 9 $1,670.80–$18,697.00 $10,452.80 $17,527.00
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Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Illinois. 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 state.

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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.