Surgery and procedures CPT 63030 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lumbar discectomy cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level as an inpatient: from $8,681.52 to $8,681.52, with a median of $8,681.52. Across North Dakota, the median is $8,681.52 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 63030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$8,681.52Altru Hospital Devils Lake

Median$8,681.52half of hospitals charge less

Highest$8,681.52in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC LOW BACK DISK SURGERY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file	$8,681.52	$14,232.00	—	39%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $8,681.52, median $8,681.52, highest $8,681.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,681.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.