Lumbar discectomy cost in Texas
In Texas, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $3,310.80 to $23,585.00, with a median of $8,789.82. The lowest price is at Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth (Fort Worth). The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,789.82, is 9% below the US median of $9,692.39.
- Texas ranks 10th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,310.80Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth
Median$8,789.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,585.00in Texas
Lowest saves$5,479.02vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth lowest Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX LAMINOTOMY W/DECOMP.OF NERVE ROOTS W/EXCISION OF HERNIATED DISC/LUMBAR 63030 | $3,310.80 | $5,518.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX LAMINOTOMY W/DECOMP.OF NERVE ROOTS W/EXCISION OF HERNIATED DISC/LUMBAR 63030 | $3,411.00 | $5,685.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX LAMINOTOMY W/DECOMP.OF NERVE ROOTS W/EXCISION OF HERNIATED DISC/LUMBAR 63030 | $3,591.60 | $5,986.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $6,209.81 | $36,098.89 | Sep 2, 2024 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph one side Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX LAMOT DCMPRN NRV RT 1 LMBR | $7,172.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas one side Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX LAMOT DCMPRN NRV RT 1 LMBR | $7,172.65 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Low Back Disk Surgery | $7,253.00 | $39,624.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Low back disk surgery | $7,253.00 | $31,387.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Low back disk surgery | $7,253.00 | $64,900.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX LAMINOTOMY W/DECOMP.OF NERVE ROOTS W/EXCISION OF HERNIATED DISC/LUMBAR 63030 | $8,100.00 | $13,500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $8,789.82 | $14,649.70 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC LOW BACK DISK SURGER | $11,779.73 | $19,632.89 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health one side Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc|RIGHT SIDE | $12,866.36 | $32,165.89 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX LAMINOTOMY W/DECOMP.OF NERVE ROOTS W/EXCISION OF HERNIATED DISC/LUMBAR 63030 | $12,899.40 | $21,499.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, fo | $21,300.83 | $31,324.75 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Longview Medical Center Longview · Longview, TX LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $22,521.27 | $125,118.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose · Glen Rose, TX Laminotomy Lumbar Back Disc | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 | — 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $6,209.81 | $11,779.73 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $3,310.80 | $7,253.00 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
| Glen Rose, TX | 1 | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $22,521.27 | $22,521.27 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $8,789.82 | $8,789.82 |
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
- 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
- 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.