Lumbar discectomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level is $9,692.39 across 452 US hospitals; most list between $3,255.20 and $25,332.54. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 233 markets is $702.60. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Lumbar discectomy costs
Lowest$702.60any market
Median market$9,822.50middle of market medians
Most below$25,332.549 in 10 hospitals
Listings447hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for lumbar discectomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $17,722.46 and the lowest a median of $2,344.71. At 326 of 402 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 63030?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospitals and surgery centers and with length of stay; each additional spinal level adds another code (63035).
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 63030 includes the surgeon and anesthesia fees and covers only one spinal level.
Prices by state
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($4,006.90), Arkansas ($5,559.92) and New Jersey ($5,580.00), and highest in Virginia ($26,354.77), Ohio ($25,220.41) and New Mexico ($17,143.91).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$14,981.93
- Alaska$15,570.86, 1 hospital
- Arizona$20,335.62, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$5,559.92
- California$9,286.00
- Colorado$12,042.96
- Connecticut$6,115.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$12,485.65, 1 hospital
- Florida$13,864.04
- Georgia$8,747.20
- Hawaii$16,251.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,738.00
- Illinois$8,572.26
- Indiana$13,860.80
- Iowa$5,751.50, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$9,600.00
- Kentucky$19,507.40, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$7,740.00
- Massachusetts$8,278.68, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$10,332.61
- Minnesota$5,660.16
- Mississippi$11,573.92
- Missouri$13,367.05
- Montana$4,006.90
- Nebraska$6,057.51, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$7,892.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$8,351.42, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$5,580.00
- New Mexico$17,143.91
- New York$8,453.60
- North Carolina$8,434.82, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$8,681.52, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$25,220.41
- Oklahoma$9,637.75
- Oregon$15,808.55, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$13,891.49
- Rhode Island$10,402.88, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$23,595.92, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$8,576.17, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$10,321.42
- Texas$8,789.82
- Vermont$15,262.91, 1 hospital
- Virginia$26,354.77
- Washington$10,148.13
- West Virginia$5,721.75
- Wisconsin$14,654.55
- Wyoming$4,269.87, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $7,127.12 | $7,127.12 | $7,127.12 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,757.20 | $9,757.20 | $9,757.20 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE one side single city | 1 | $7,613.60 | $7,613.60 | $7,613.60 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $15,570.86 | $15,570.86 | $15,570.86 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $9,637.75 | $9,637.75 | $9,637.75 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 4 | $5,999.20 | $8,747.20 | $44,041.00 | 7.3× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ one side | 1 | $9,388.33 | $9,388.33 | $9,388.33 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $6,209.81 | $11,779.73 | $11,779.73 | 1.9× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $6,268.62 | $6,268.62 | $6,268.62 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $9,090.32 | $9,090.32 | $9,090.32 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX one side | 1 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $27,070.38 | $27,070.38 | $27,070.38 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $8,757.24 | $8,757.24 | $8,757.24 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,617.00 | $10,107.30 | $18,597.60 | 11.5× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,553.30 | $1,553.30 | $1,553.30 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $5,373.50 | $5,373.50 | $5,373.50 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $11,507.42 | $14,738.00 | $20,287.31 | 1.8× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $9,148.35 | $9,148.35 | $9,148.35 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $2,614.40 | $2,614.40 | $2,614.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $4,937.00 | $4,937.00 | $4,937.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $2,898.44 | $2,898.44 | $2,898.44 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $15,262.91 | $15,262.91 | $15,262.91 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $10,207.91 | $13,660.88 | $14,119.32 | 1.4× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $31,367.87 | $31,367.87 | $31,367.87 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $4,269.87 | $4,269.87 | $4,269.87 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $6,687.00 | $6,687.00 | $6,687.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $8,073.50 | $8,754.75 | $9,436.00 | 1.2× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2 | $24,501.07 | $28,902.09 | $33,303.11 | 1.4× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 15 | $1,019.89 | $10,960.15 | $53,118.92 | 52.1× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $25,119.81 | $25,220.41 | $26,768.62 | 1.1× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $21,949.19 | $21,949.19 | $21,949.19 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $35,054.00 | $35,054.00 | $35,054.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $22,197.92 | $22,197.92 | $22,197.92 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $36,890.74 | $45,601.66 | $54,312.58 | 1.5× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $4,834.00 | $4,834.00 | $4,834.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $3,310.80 | $7,253.00 | $21,300.83 | 6.4× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $33,854.00 | $33,854.00 | $33,854.00 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $14,440.43 | $14,440.43 | $14,440.43 | 1.0× |
| Dayton, TN single city | 1 | $8,996.40 | $8,996.40 | $8,996.40 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $2,039.84 | $2,039.84 | $2,039.84 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH one side | 1 | $21,711.50 | $21,711.50 | $21,711.50 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $2,769.00 | $5,751.50 | $8,734.00 | 3.2× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $9,682.78 | $9,977.57 | $15,032.18 | 1.6× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $8,681.52 | $8,681.52 | $8,681.52 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $11,362.33 | $14,050.85 | $16,739.36 | 1.5× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $4,269.87 | $4,269.87 | $4,269.87 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $1,552.00 | $5,660.16 | $13,121.82 | 8.5× |
| Duluth, MN-WI both sides | 1 | $19,682.74 | $19,682.74 | $19,682.74 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $14,564.62 | $14,564.62 | $14,564.62 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $18,219.00 | $18,219.00 | $18,219.00 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $13,630.45 | $14,654.55 | $15,678.65 | 1.2× |
| Eau Claire, WI both sides | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $9,884.55 | $9,884.55 | $9,884.55 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $993.20 | $993.20 | $993.20 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $2,044.50 | $2,044.50 | $2,044.50 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $6,171.60 | $6,171.60 | $6,171.60 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 3 | $8,344.65 | $12,500.61 | $19,012.42 | 2.3× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $17,821.82 | $17,821.82 | $17,821.82 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $7,045.11 | $7,045.11 | $7,045.11 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $1,655.28 | $18,655.13 | $22,399.83 | 13.5× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $6,416.80 | $6,416.80 | $6,416.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $6,476.00 | $10,999.72 | $15,523.43 | 2.4× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $4,937.50 | $4,937.50 | $4,937.50 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $8,681.52 | $8,681.52 | $8,681.52 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $8,044.40 | $8,044.40 | $8,044.40 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $1,290.50 | $6,908.85 | $12,527.20 | 9.7× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $27,729.00 | $27,729.00 | $27,729.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $22,690.77 | $22,690.77 | $22,690.77 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $13,314.03 | $13,314.03 | $13,314.03 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $11,093.08 | $14,612.78 | $15,383.58 | 1.4× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $11,573.92 | $11,573.92 | $11,573.92 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $3,504.60 | $3,504.60 | $3,504.60 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $12,975.68 | $12,975.68 | $12,975.68 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $10,698.03 | $10,698.03 | $10,698.03 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI both sides | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $12,096.34 | $12,096.34 | $12,096.34 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX one side | 1 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $17,376.33 | $17,376.33 | $17,376.33 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $12,528.00 | $12,528.00 | $12,528.00 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $8,878.00 | $8,878.00 | $8,878.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $10,164.90 | $28,901.09 | $47,637.27 | 4.7× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $26,204.00 | $26,204.00 | $26,204.00 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $10,233.72 | $10,233.72 | $10,233.72 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $17,966.18 | $25,505.81 | $33,045.43 | 1.8× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $5,006.95 | $5,006.95 | $5,006.95 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $9,407.51 | $9,407.51 | $9,407.51 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $6,836.00 | $7,232.00 | $9,600.00 | 1.4× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $12,365.69 | $12,365.69 | $12,365.69 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $7,016.65 | $7,016.65 | $7,016.65 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $14,283.59 | $14,283.59 | $14,283.59 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $9,057.82 | $9,057.82 | $9,057.82 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | $12,042.96 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $4,645.04 | $6,762.00 | $8,878.95 | 1.9× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $13,747.10 | $13,747.10 | $13,747.10 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $46,212.62 | $46,212.62 | $46,212.62 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $13,461.22 | $13,461.22 | $13,461.22 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 4 | $1,290.50 | $2,565.63 | $11,923.84 | 9.2× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $20,324.45 | $28,929.87 | $37,535.29 | 1.8× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $7,892.00 | $8,090.95 | $8,289.90 | 1.1× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT one side | 1 | $8,351.42 | $8,351.42 | $8,351.42 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $13,000.77 | $16,327.27 | $19,653.76 | 1.5× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $7,860.60 | $20,671.45 | $33,482.30 | 4.3× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $1,082.88 | $1,082.88 | $1,082.88 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $3,406.20 | $5,302.22 | $5,577.77 | 1.6× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $22,521.27 | $22,521.27 | $22,521.27 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $3,255.20 | $3,255.20 | $24,184.55 | 7.4× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI both sides | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $5,302.22 | $5,302.22 | $5,302.22 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $9,822.50 | $9,822.50 | $9,822.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $54,955.37 | $54,955.37 | $54,955.37 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 7 | $9,533.07 | $10,321.42 | $14,650.88 | 1.5× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $5,721.00 | $5,721.00 | $5,721.00 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL one side | 4 | $7,456.27 | $7,456.27 | $7,456.27 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $10,153.57 | $10,153.57 | $10,153.57 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $5,387.98 | $6,841.10 | $6,924.51 | 1.3× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA one side | 1 | $6,601.04 | $6,601.04 | $6,601.04 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $6,503.50 | $6,503.50 | $6,503.50 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $6,578.00 | $6,578.00 | $6,578.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $10,687.65 | $10,687.65 | $10,687.65 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $2,010.54 | $2,010.54 | $2,010.54 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $19,533.73 | $22,785.04 | $22,785.04 | 1.2× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $9,072.45 | $9,613.80 | $14,419.43 | 1.6× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $5,642.50 | $5,642.50 | $5,642.50 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 6 | $2,305.92 | $3,765.54 | $19,535.25 | 8.5× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 40 | $2,831.00 | $8,453.60 | $47,548.90 | 16.8× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $3,271.00 | $9,555.00 | $14,258.51 | 4.4× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $2,579.76 | $11,678.25 | 6.8× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $2,078.40 | $2,078.40 | $2,078.40 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $19,507.40 | $19,507.40 | $19,507.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $19,459.56 | $19,459.56 | $19,459.56 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $5,105.00 | $5,105.00 | $5,105.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $10,804.08 | $10,804.08 | $10,804.08 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6 | $1,876.00 | $1,876.00 | $7,418.00 | 4.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ one side | 1 | $8,904.43 | $8,904.43 | $8,904.43 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $2,162.00 | $2,162.00 | $2,162.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,332.00 | $5,332.00 | $5,332.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $37,519.55 | $37,519.55 | $37,519.55 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 4 | $10,148.13 | $15,808.55 | $17,545.70 | 1.7× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $10,402.88 | $10,402.88 | $10,402.88 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $8,576.17 | $8,576.17 | $8,576.17 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $12,077.48 | $12,077.48 | $12,077.48 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $9,286.00 | $9,286.00 | $9,286.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $7,892.00 | $7,892.00 | $7,892.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $8,358.00 | $8,358.00 | $8,358.00 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $26,354.77 | $26,552.32 | $32,067.40 | 1.2× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $4,702.00 | $4,702.00 | $4,702.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $3,255.20 | $3,255.20 | $3,255.20 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $22,308.25 | $22,308.25 | $22,308.25 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $17,143.91 | $17,143.91 | $17,143.91 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $3,255.20 | $4,907.95 | $9,286.00 | 2.9× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $38,912.40 | 2.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $14,321.76 | $16,836.39 | $16,836.39 | 1.2× |
| Seaford, DE one side | 1 | $12,485.65 | $12,485.65 | $12,485.65 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $10,706.43 | $36,736.66 | $90,889.90 | 8.5× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $13,341.95 | $13,670.15 | $13,998.34 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $3,006.84 | $3,006.84 | $3,006.84 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $6,776.46 | $6,776.46 | $6,776.46 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA one side | 1 | $5,950.27 | $5,950.27 | $5,950.27 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $26,670.70 | $26,670.70 | $26,670.70 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $7,409.00 | $7,409.00 | $7,409.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $7,694.60 | $18,724.62 | $18,724.62 | 2.4× |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $22,718.53 | $22,718.53 | $22,718.53 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $8,736.20 | $12,098.06 | $14,358.67 | 1.6× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $24,962.90 | $24,962.90 | $24,962.90 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $1,754.00 | $1,754.00 | $1,754.00 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL one side | 1 | $11,779.75 | $11,779.75 | $11,779.75 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI both sides | 2 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $5,055.00 | $5,055.00 | $5,055.00 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $29,286.85 | $33,198.23 | $46,435.69 | 1.6× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $20,335.62 | $20,335.62 | $20,335.62 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $19,851.58 | $19,851.58 | $19,851.58 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN both sides single city | 1 | $29,777.37 | $29,777.37 | $29,777.37 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $6,256.98 | $6,256.98 | $6,256.98 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $16,251.20 | $16,251.20 | $16,251.20 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $702.60 | $3,558.46 | $6,414.32 | 9.1× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 | 1.0× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $14,509.86 | $14,509.86 | $14,509.86 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 2 | $18,349.75 | $18,878.20 | $19,406.65 | 1.1× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $10,966.17 | $10,966.17 | $10,966.17 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,987.20 | $2,987.20 | $2,987.20 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI both sides | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 3 | $4,834.00 | $5,642.50 | $5,801.00 | 1.2× |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $3,019.37 | $3,019.37 | $3,019.37 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | $4,376.79 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | $6,115.00 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI both sides | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | $15,678.65 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI both sides single city | 1 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | $23,517.98 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $4,009.85 | $4,009.85 | $4,009.85 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $39,439.44 | $39,439.44 | $39,439.44 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $13,600.86 | $16,874.30 | $20,147.74 | 1.5× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $20,071.78 | $20,071.78 | $20,071.78 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 63030?
CPT 63030 is the billing code for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level. 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.
Will I go home the same day?
Many patients go home the same day or the next day. The surgeon will decide.
What if more than one level is treated?
Each additional lumbar level is billed with the add-on code 63035, which raises the total.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for lumbar discectomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for lumbar discectomy has a median of $17,722.46 and the lowest a median of $2,344.71; at 326 of 402 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest lumbar discectomy?
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($4,006.90), Arkansas ($5,559.92) and New Jersey ($5,580.00), and highest in Virginia ($26,354.77), Ohio ($25,220.41) and New Mexico ($17,143.91). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other lumbar discectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.