Lumbar discectomy cost in California
In California, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $3,255.20 to $38,912.40, with a median of $9,286.00. The lowest price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park (Baldwin Park) and 15 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,286.00, is 4% below the US median of $9,692.39.
- California ranks 11th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 63030. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,255.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park + 15 more
Median$9,286.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$38,912.40in California
Lowest saves$6,030.80vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana lowest Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley lowest Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside lowest Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA lowest Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine lowest Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus lowest Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $3,255.20 | $6,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $4,907.95 | $19,631.79 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $4,907.95 | $19,631.79 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $4,907.95 | $19,631.79 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $4,907.95 | $19,631.79 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $4,907.95 | $19,631.79 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Partial Removal Of Bone With Release Of Spinal Cord Or Spinal Nerves Of 1 Interspace In Lower Spine | $7,975.55 | $14,501.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Low back disk surgery | $9,286.00 | $22,619.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Low back disk surgery | $9,286.00 | $76,181.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Low Back Disk Surgery | $9,286.00 | $28,604.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $19,471.20 | $34,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 6 | $24,184.55 | $37,207.00 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE WITH RELEASE OF LOWER SPINAL CORD OR NERVES AND/OR REMOVAL OF DISC | $38,912.40 | $64,854.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $3,255.20 | $3,255.20 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $3,255.20 | $4,907.95 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $3,255.20 | $3,255.20 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $9,286.00 | $9,286.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $19,471.20 | $19,471.20 |
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
What lumbar discectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar discectomy explained.
Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level in other states
- Alabama$14,981.93
- Alaska$15,570.86, 1 hospital
- Arizona$20,335.62, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$5,559.92
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.