Surgery and procedures CPT 63047 191 markets

Lumbar laminectomy cost without insurance

Across 191 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level from $846.45 to $84,543.83. The median market price is $6,726.44. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.

Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Back surgery costs

Lowest$846.45any market
Median market$6,726.44middle of market medians
Highest$84,543.83any market
Listings361hospital prices

What it is

A lumbar laminectomy removes bone and tissue pressing on the spinal nerves in the lower back, to treat spinal stenosis.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.

Why prices differ

Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.

What to ask

Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 63047 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.

Prices by state

Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.

Prices by market

Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.

MarketHospitalsLowest MedianHighest×
Anaconda, MT single city 1 $3,402.23 $3,402.23 $3,402.23 1.0×
Anna, IL single city 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Antigo, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Antigo, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Akron, OH 3 $2,144.40 $4,395.95 $4,617.00 2.2×
Albany, OR 2 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 1.0×
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2 $10,744.02 $15,357.89 $19,971.76 1.9×
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1 $9,747.70 $9,747.70 $9,747.70 1.0×
Anchorage, AK 2 $13,549.00 $15,119.50 $16,690.00 1.2×
Ann Arbor, MI both sides 1 $3,128.00 $3,128.00 $3,128.00 1.0×
Appleton, WI 2 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Ardmore, OK 1 $11,958.11 $11,958.11 $11,958.11 1.0×
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1 $45,373.00 $45,373.00 $45,373.00 1.0×
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1 $9,388.33 $9,388.33 $9,388.33 1.0×
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 7 $10,901.66 $10,901.66 $10,901.66 1.0×
Bad Axe, MI single city 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Berlin, WI single city 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1 $2,283.00 $2,283.00 $2,283.00 1.0×
Barre, VT 1 $6,798.29 $6,798.29 $6,798.29 1.0×
Bay City, MI 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Bellingham, WA 1 $8,497.24 $8,497.24 $8,497.24 1.0×
Bennington, VT one side 1 $3,951.33 $3,951.33 $3,951.33 1.0×
Boise City, ID 4 $14,738.00 $18,163.78 $26,199.34 1.8×
Bozeman, MT 1 $14,644.00 $14,644.00 $14,644.00 1.0×
Brattleboro, VT both sides 1 $1,807.47 $1,807.47 $1,807.47 1.0×
Brenham, TX 1 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 4 $3,576.88 $3,576.88 $9,882.00 2.8×
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $4,414.00 $4,414.00 $4,414.00 1.0×
Caro, MI single city 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Cedar Rapids, IA single city 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Coudersport, PA single city 1 $1,967.40 $1,967.40 $1,967.40 1.0×
Canton-Massillon, OH 1 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 1.0×
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 5 $3,875.00 $10,036.54 $13,551.98 3.5×
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 1 $27,600.33 $27,600.33 $27,600.33 1.0×
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Charleston, WV 1 $13,604.00 $13,604.00 $13,604.00 1.0×
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 2 $29,633.35 $31,892.39 $34,151.42 1.2×
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1 $1,223.38 $1,223.38 $1,223.38 1.0×
Cheyenne, WY 1 $4,753.28 $4,753.28 $4,753.28 1.0×
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 6 $1,163.95 $50,594.83 $64,873.74 55.7×
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 4 $4,537.47 $26,746.32 $35,581.97 7.8×
Cleveland, OH 3 $2,971.38 $4,395.95 $29,330.87 9.9×
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
Columbia, MO 1 $1,852.20 $1,852.20 $1,852.20 1.0×
Columbus, IN 1 $23,128.25 $23,128.25 $23,128.25 1.0×
Columbus, OH 6 $5,060.70 $43,446.58 $51,213.77 10.1×
Coos Bay-North Bend, OR 1 $3,124.56 $3,124.56 $3,124.56 1.0×
Corning, NY 1 $1,228.97 $1,228.97 $1,228.97 1.0×
Corvallis, OR 1 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 1.0×
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3 $3,128.25 $3,591.60 $20,528.40 6.6×
Danville, VA both sides 1 $31,998.00 $31,998.00 $31,998.00 1.0×
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Defiance, OH 1 $17,226.16 $17,226.16 $17,226.16 1.0×
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2 $2,649.60 $18,954.90 $35,260.19 13.3×
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8 $1,605.27 $2,968.09 $4,330.90 2.7×
Dubuque, IA 2 $2,649.60 $19,158.41 $35,667.22 13.5×
Duluth, MN-WI 4 $5,185.41 $5,435.10 $5,435.10 1.0×
Duluth, MN-WI both sides 1 $15,282.86 $15,282.86 $15,282.86 1.0×
Eagle River, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Eagle River, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Eau Claire, WI 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Eau Claire, WI both sides 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 1 $10,244.50 $10,244.50 $10,244.50 1.0×
Eugene-Springfield, OR 1 $12,879.75 $12,879.75 $12,879.75 1.0×
Evansville, IN 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Fairbanks-College, AK 1 $7,130.70 $7,130.70 $7,130.70 1.0×
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 1 $21,713.19 $21,713.19 $21,713.19 1.0×
Flint, MI 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Fond du Lac, WI 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1 $21,431.40 $21,431.40 $21,431.40 1.0×
Fort Wayne, IN 4 $985.92 $1,109.16 $1,232.40 1.2×
Fresno, CA 1 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
Grinnell, IA single city 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Grand Junction, CO 1 $10,236.81 $10,236.81 $10,236.81 1.0×
Great Falls, MT 1 $22,373.00 $22,373.00 $22,373.00 1.0×
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $26,746.77 $26,746.77 $26,746.77 1.0×
Hartford, CT single city 2 $7,370.00 $20,302.11 $33,234.22 4.5×
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1 $9,566.67 $9,566.67 $9,566.67 1.0×
Hailey, ID 1 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 1.0×
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 3 $11,093.08 $14,612.78 $15,383.58 1.4×
Helena, MT 1 $10,363.18 $10,363.18 $10,363.18 1.0×
Henderson, KY 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Houghton, MI 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Houghton, MI both sides 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1 $7,172.65 $7,172.65 $7,172.65 1.0×
Huntsville, AL 1 $18,263.58 $18,263.58 $18,263.58 1.0×
Iron River, MI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Iron River, MI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Ironwood, MI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Ironwood, MI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Jackson, MI 1 $1,451.15 $1,451.15 $1,451.15 1.0×
Jackson, MS 1 $28,273.41 $28,273.41 $28,273.41 1.0×
Jasper, IN 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $19,207.29 $24,465.06 $29,722.82 1.5×
Kankakee, IL 1 $8,332.06 $8,332.06 $8,332.06 1.0×
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $1,580.64 $1,580.64 $7,232.00 4.6×
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
Lancaster, PA 1 $13,461.22 $13,461.22 $13,461.22 1.0×
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 2 $7,892.00 $8,090.95 $8,289.90 1.1×
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 1 $6,654.58 $6,654.58 $6,654.58 1.0×
Lima, OH 2 $7,860.60 $46,202.22 $84,543.83 10.8×
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 1 $4,680.90 $4,680.90 $4,680.90 1.0×
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12 $936.62 $4,071.60 $23,812.75 25.4×
Marble Falls, TX single city 1 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
McCall, ID single city 1 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 1.0×
Medford, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Medford, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Merrill, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Merrill, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Morganfield, KY single city 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Madison, WI 2 $6,195.80 $8,072.70 $9,949.60 1.6×
Madison, WI both sides 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Manchester-Nashua, NH 1 $1,999.20 $1,999.20 $1,999.20 1.0×
Marion-Herrin, IL 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Marshall, MO 1 $1,647.10 $1,647.10 $1,647.10 1.0×
Marshalltown, IA 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Mason City, IA 1 $70,565.05 $70,565.05 $70,565.05 1.0×
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 6 $10,976.63 $12,237.97 $12,452.63 1.1×
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2 $4,395.95 $26,925.98 $49,456.00 11.3×
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 1 $936.21 $936.21 $936.21 1.0×
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 10 $1,802.43 $2,659.11 $5,387.98 3.0×
Mobile, AL 1 $11,702.10 $11,702.10 $11,702.10 1.0×
Modesto, CA 1 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
Morgantown, WV 1 $6,503.50 $6,503.50 $6,503.50 1.0×
Mount Pleasant, MI 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Mount Vernon, IL 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Muscatine, IA 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
New Britain, CT single city 1 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 1.0×
New London, WI single city 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Norwich, CT single city 1 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 1.0×
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2 $1,464.21 $2,095.34 $2,726.46 1.9×
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 1 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 1.0×
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 32 $1,367.24 $8,433.25 $47,548.90 34.8×
Newport, OR 2 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 $3,595.20 1.0×
Ontario, CA single city 1 $4,071.60 $4,071.60 $4,071.60 1.0×
Oklahoma City, OK 2 $5,872.33 $11,342.55 $16,812.77 2.9×
Omaha, NE-IA 4 $1,632.31 $1,671.46 $3,824.64 2.3×
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Princeton, IN single city 1 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 $2,136.05 1.0×
Paducah, KY-IL 1 $22,380.64 $22,380.64 $22,380.64 1.0×
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1 $8,201.00 $8,201.00 $8,201.00 1.0×
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 1 $24,035.63 $24,035.63 $24,035.63 1.0×
Peru, IN 1 $2,054.00 $2,054.00 $2,054.00 1.0×
Petoskey, MI 1 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 $4,330.90 1.0×
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3 $7,418.00 $27,391.37 $37,338.38 5.0×
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1 $8,904.43 $8,904.43 $8,904.43 1.0×
Pittsburgh, PA 2 $846.45 $2,608.73 $4,371.00 5.2×
Plattsburgh, NY 1 $2,613.00 $2,613.00 $2,613.00 1.0×
Port St. Lucie, FL 1 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 1.0×
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 6 $903.50 $903.50 $11,048.05 12.2×
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1 $8,118.00 $8,118.00 $8,118.00 1.0×
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA both sides 1 $11,978.58 $11,978.58 $11,978.58 1.0×
Rhinelander, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Rhinelander, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Richmond, CA single city 1 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
Rapid City, SD 1 $7,774.01 $7,774.01 $7,774.01 1.0×
Reading, PA 1 $12,077.48 $12,077.48 $12,077.48 1.0×
Reno, NV 1 $7,892.00 $7,892.00 $7,892.00 1.0×
Richmond, VA 3 $34,040.02 $37,050.21 $38,482.13 1.1×
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4 $4,071.60 $4,071.60 $9,286.00 2.3×
Rochester, NY 3 $1,843.16 $8,613.01 $8,613.01 4.7×
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 3 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
Salem, OR 1 $903.50 $903.50 $903.50 1.0×
Salinas, CA 1 $3,030.00 $3,030.00 $3,030.00 1.0×
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 4 $4,071.60 $4,071.60 $7,374.95 1.8×
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 9 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3 $3,070.00 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 7.2×
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 2 $2,237.37 $12,103.09 $21,968.80 9.8×
Seaford, DE 1 $3,075.58 $3,075.58 $3,075.58 1.0×
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1 $12,600.06 $12,600.06 $12,600.06 1.0×
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 1 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 $4,395.95 1.0×
Shawano, WI 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Shelbyville, TN 1 $1,464.21 $1,464.21 $1,464.21 1.0×
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1 $29,842.49 $29,842.49 $29,842.49 1.0×
Springfield, MA 2 $7,409.00 $9,799.11 $12,189.21 1.6×
Springfield, MO 2 $19,316.91 $19,316.91 $19,316.91 1.0×
Springfield, OH 1 $28,898.02 $28,898.02 $28,898.02 1.0×
St. Louis, MO-IL 3 $11,965.05 $15,176.82 $15,691.83 1.3×
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 2 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Stevens Point-Plover, WI both sides 2 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 1.0×
Syracuse, NY 1 $22,675.22 $22,675.22 $22,675.22 1.0×
Temple, TX single city 1 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
Tomahawk, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Tomahawk, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Two Harbors, MN single city 1 $7,844.84 $7,844.84 $7,844.84 1.0×
Two Harbors, MN both sides single city 1 $23,120.95 $23,120.95 $23,120.95 1.0×
Toledo, OH 4 $2,742.00 $41,000.92 $44,774.70 16.3×
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 1 $1,464.21 $1,464.21 $1,464.21 1.0×
Twin Falls, ID 1 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 $14,738.00 1.0×
Vallejo, CA 3 $3,159.16 $21,968.80 $21,968.80 7.0×
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 2 $21,000.38 $25,188.41 $29,376.43 1.4×
Waterbury, CT single city 1 $21,199.98 $21,199.98 $21,199.98 1.0×
Waupaca, WI single city 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Wild Rose, WI single city 1 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 $5,278.00 1.0×
Willimantic, CT single city 1 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 $7,370.00 1.0×
Woodruff, WI single city 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Woodruff, WI both sides single city 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Waco, TX 1 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 $8,860.54 1.0×
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 1 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 $2,649.60 1.0×
Wausau, WI 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Wausau, WI both sides 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Wheeling, WV-OH 1 $15,513.00 $15,513.00 $15,513.00 1.0×
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 1 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 $6,195.80 1.0×
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI both sides 1 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 $18,260.78 1.0×
Youngstown-Warren, OH 1 $29,855.44 $29,855.44 $29,855.44 1.0×

Common questions

Is it an outpatient surgery?

Often, with discharge the same or next day.

How is it different from a discectomy?

A discectomy (63030) removes a herniated disc; a laminectomy widens the canal.

Other back surgery prices

Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.