Surgery and procedures CPT 63047 Outpatient

Lumbar laminectomy cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level: from $34,040.02 to $38,482.13, with a median of $37,050.21. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center — $3,010.19 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $34,040.02 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 63047, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$34,040.02Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Median$37,050.21half pay less
Highest$38,482.13in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $34,040.02Highest $38,482.13

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar $34,040.02 $56,733.37 $7,279.94–$7,425.54 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar $37,050.21 $61,750.35 $7,279.94–$7,425.54 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar $38,482.13 $64,136.88 $7,079.78 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $34,040.02, median $37,050.21, highest $38,482.13 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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

A lumbar laminectomy removes bone and tissue pressing on the spinal nerves in the lower back, to treat spinal stenosis.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.