Lumbar discectomy cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level: from $4,702.00 to $8,073.50, with a median of $5,642.50. The lowest price is at Community Health Association (Ripley). The highest price is 1.7× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Association lowest Ripley · Ripley, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,702.00 | $9,404.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,834.00 | $9,668.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,937.00 | $9,874.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $4,937.50 | $9,875.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,055.00 | $10,110.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,373.50 | $10,747.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,642.50 | $11,285.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,642.50 | $11,285.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,801.00 | $11,602.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,801.00 | $11,602.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,801.00 | $11,602.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $5,801.00 | $11,602.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $6,503.50 | $13,007.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV LOW BACK DISK SURGERY | $8,073.50 | $16,147.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $5,642.50 | $5,721.75 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $4,937.00 | $4,937.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $5,373.50 | $5,373.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $8,073.50 | $8,073.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $4,834.00 | $4,834.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $4,937.50 | $4,937.50 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $6,503.50 | $6,503.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $5,642.50 | $5,642.50 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $5,801.00 | $5,801.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $4,702.00 | $4,702.00 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $5,055.00 | $5,055.00 |
What it is
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.
Lumbar discectomy or laminotomy to free a nerve root, one level in other states
- Alabama$17,376.33
- Alaska$12,238.00
- Arizona$8,904.43
- Arkansas$12,998.51
- California$9,286.00
- Colorado$8,044.40
- Connecticut$6,115.00
- Delaware$2,053.00
- Florida$6,812.46
- Georgia$44,041.00
- Idaho$14,738.00
- Illinois$8,572.26
- Indiana$1,814.35
- Iowa$2,333.60
- Kansas$17,205.52
- Kentucky$1,831.20
- Louisiana$3,405.95
- Maryland$1,925.00
- Massachusetts$4,731.00
- Michigan$3,641.80
- Minnesota$5,387.98
- Mississippi$18,262.71
- Missouri$13,862.86
- Montana$15,219.04
- Nebraska$3,378.38
- Nevada$7,892.00
- New Hampshire$6,176.00
- New Jersey$8,800.00
- New York$7,413.38
- North Carolina$2,816.50
- Ohio$26,569.81
- Oklahoma$9,637.75
- Oregon$2,976.80
- Pennsylvania$12,769.35
- Rhode Island$10,402.88
- South Carolina$28,317.76
- South Dakota$8,576.17
- Tennessee$5,962.64
- Texas$8,789.82
- Vermont$3,059.35
- Virginia$28,543.96
- Washington$10,148.13
- Wisconsin$5,310.50
- Wyoming$4,912.38
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.