Lumbar discectomy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $1,019.89 to $53,118.92, with a median of $46,534.70. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $45,514.81 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $8,572.26 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 63030, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | $1,019.89 | $3,642.45 | $3,642.45 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Low back disk surgery | $7,737.00 | $19,365.00 | $1,068.88–$17,108.25 | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $46,123.32 | $65,890.46 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $46,534.70 | $66,478.14 | $700.00–$3,919.50 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $47,849.56 | $68,356.51 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $52,528.31 | $75,040.44 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $53,118.92 | $75,884.17 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,019.89, median $46,534.70, highest $53,118.92 — a 52.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This lower-back surgery removes part of the bone (lamina) and, when needed, a herniated piece of disc to take pressure off a nerve root at one spinal level. It is often called a microdiscectomy and is done for leg pain (sciatica) that does not improve with other treatment.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and any overnight stay are usually billed separately.