Lumbar discectomy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 15 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 $10,960.15. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $9,940.26 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $8,572.26 at 16 hospitals.
- The median here, $10,960.15, is 13% above the US median of $9,692.39.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 63030, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,019.89 | $3,642.45 | $1,202.01–$3,824.57 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-LOW BACK DISK SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,871.10 | $2,673.00 | $1,008.44–$2,138.40 | 30% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $5,363.70 | $22,293.00 | $62.00–$22,961.79 | 76% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Low back disk surgery File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $19,365.00 | $1,068.88–$17,108.25 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Low back disk surgery File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $21,352.00 | $1,010.14–$21,352.00 | 64% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,702.00 | $13,860.00 | $3,243.24–$7,623.00 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,808.51 | $46,049.33 | $4,315.74–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10,960.15 | $42,481.21 | $42,481.21 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13,860.80 | $51,336.29 | $4,315.74–$24,449.60 | 73% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 LOW BACK DISK SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30,626.13 | $113,430.10 | $804.55–$95,281.28 | 73% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46,123.32 | $65,890.46 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46,534.70 | $66,478.14 | $700.00–$3,919.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47,849.56 | $68,356.51 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49,857.21 | $71,224.59 | $7,941.00–$8,823.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52,528.31 | $75,040.44 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53,118.92 | $75,884.17 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,019.89, median $10,960.15, highest $53,118.92 — a 52.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,871.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 lumbar discectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar discectomy explained.