Lumbar discectomy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $2,305.92 to $19,535.25, with a median of $7,740.00. The lowest price is at West Jefferson Medical Center (Marrero). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,740.00, is 20% below the US median of $9,692.39.
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,305.92West Jefferson Medical Center
Median$7,740.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,535.25in Louisiana
Lowest saves$5,434.08vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Partial Remove Bone W/Release of Spinal Cord or Spinal Nerve 1 Interspace | $2,305.92 | $14,412.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Partial Remove Bone W/Release of Spinal Cord or Spinal Nerve 1 Interspace | $3,392.62 | $24,233.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Partial Remove Bone W/Release of Spinal Cord or Spinal Nerve 1 Interspace | $3,419.28 | $12,664.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Partial Remove Bone W/Release of Spinal Cord or Spinal Nerve 1 Interspace | $4,111.80 | $18,690.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,645.04 | $20,195.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital one side Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 63030 - LAMOT DCMPRN NRV RT 1 LMBR | $5,950.27 | $43,172.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA one side West Monroe · Monroe, LA LAMOT DCMPRN NRV RT 1 LMBR | $6,601.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $8,878.95 | $42,280.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY ONE INERSPACE, LUMBAR (INCLUDING OPEN OR ENDOSCOPICALLY-ASSISTED APPROACH) | $12,096.34 | $17,450.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Laminotomy,Lumbar Disk,1 Intrsp | $13,314.03 | $39,260.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $13,341.95 | $51,315.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $13,998.34 | $49,994.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $16,176.62 | $27,731.34 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $19,535.25 | $88,796.58 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 6 | $2,305.92 | $3,765.54 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $4,645.04 | $6,762.00 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $13,341.95 | $13,670.14 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $13,314.03 | $13,314.03 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $12,096.34 | $12,096.34 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $6,601.04 | $6,601.04 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $5,950.27 | $5,950.27 |
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
- 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
- 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.