Lumbar discectomy cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $4,834.00 to $54,312.58, with a median of $25,220.41. The lowest price is at Barnesville Hospital Association (Barnesville). The highest price is 11.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $25,220.41, is 160% above the US median of $9,692.39.
- Ohio ranks 27th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4,834.00Barnesville Hospital Association
Median$25,220.41half of hospitals charge less
Highest$54,312.58in Ohio
Lowest saves$20,386.41vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville · Wheeling, WV-OH LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,834.00 | $9,668.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR LAMNOTMY INCL W/DCMPRSN NRV ROOT 1 INTRSPC LUMBR | $6,256.98 | $6,952.20 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Low Back Disk Surgery | $7,860.60 | $8,734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and/or excision of herniated intervertebral disc; 1 interspace, lumbar" | $13,600.86 | $27,201.72 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Laminotomy Dcmprn Nrv Root 1 Ntrspc Lumbar | $20,071.78 | $33,452.96 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital one side Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|LEFT SIDE | $20,147.74 | $33,579.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Defiance Hospital one side Defiance · Defiance, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $21,711.50 | $36,185.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center one side Lorain · Cleveland, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $21,949.19 | $36,581.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center one side Springfield · Springfield, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $22,718.53 | $37,864.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $25,119.81 | $41,866.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $25,220.41 | $42,034.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $26,768.62 | $44,614.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital Oregon · Toledo, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $29,286.85 | $48,811.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Anne Hospital Toledo · Toledo, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $33,133.06 | $55,221.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center one side Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|RIGHT SIDE | $33,263.40 | $55,439.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr | $33,482.30 | $55,803.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH PR Lam W Decmpr Nvr Root Exc Hivd 1 Interspace | $36,890.74 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center one side Toledo · Toledo, OH Lamnotmy Incl W/Dcmprsn Nrv Root 1 Intrspc Lumbr|LEFT SIDE | $46,435.69 | $77,392.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Low back disk surgery | $54,312.58 | $63,897.15 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Low back disk surgery | $54,312.58 | $63,897.15 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Low back disk surgery | $54,312.58 | $63,897.15 | Mar 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $29,286.85 | $33,198.23 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $25,119.81 | $25,220.41 |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $36,890.74 | $45,601.66 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $7,860.60 | $20,671.45 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $13,600.86 | $16,874.30 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $21,949.19 | $21,949.19 |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $21,711.50 | $21,711.50 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $54,312.58 | $54,312.58 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $22,718.53 | $22,718.53 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $6,256.98 | $6,256.98 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $4,834.00 | $4,834.00 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $20,071.78 | $20,071.78 |
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
- 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
- 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.