Lumbar discectomy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $5,800.50 to $5,800.50, with a median of $5,800.50. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $12,769.35 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,800.50 | $11,601.00 | $171.55–$16,387.22 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE WITH RELEASE OF LOWER SPINAL CORD OR NERVES AND/OR REMOVAL OF DISC | $11,699.50 | $23,399.00 | $171.55–$16,387.22 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,800.50, median $5,800.50, highest $5,800.50.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 63030 ($7,418.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $492.86 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $674.44 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $700.38 | file |