Lumbar discectomy cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $13,000.77 to $19,653.76, with a median of $16,327.27. The lowest listed price is at Clark Regional Medical Center — $3,326.50 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $16,327.27 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 63030, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Regional Medical Center lowest Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and/or excision of herniated intervertebral disc; 1 interspace, lumbar | $13,000.77 | $32,501.93 | $3,585.71 | 60% | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and/or excision of herniated intervertebral disc; 1 interspace, lumbar | $19,653.76 | $49,134.40 | $7,018.57–$49,134.40 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13,000.77, median $16,327.27, highest $19,653.76 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.