Lumbar laminectomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level is $9,757.20 across 427 US hospitals; most list between $3,921.46 and $28,038.49. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 233 markets is $838.40. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Lumbar discectomy costs
Lowest$838.40any market
Median market$9,946.92middle of market medians
Most below$28,038.499 in 10 hospitals
Listings423hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for lumbar laminectomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $16,973.72 and the lowest a median of $2,463.50. At 304 of 378 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 63047?
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
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($3,135.00), Montana ($4,288.07) and Arkansas ($4,808.63), and highest in Virginia ($34,040.02), Ohio ($33,142.80) and California ($21,968.80).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$15,020.23
- Alaska$16,690.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$19,291.24, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$4,808.63
- California$21,968.80
- Colorado$13,621.56
- Connecticut$7,370.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,939.98, 1 hospital
- Florida$13,650.48
- Georgia$13,767.00
- Hawaii$7,964.83, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$12,558.00
- Illinois$8,045.23
- Indiana$14,540.19
- Iowa$3,135.00
- Kansas$9,907.25
- Kentucky$22,380.64, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$8,158.52
- Massachusetts$8,662.64, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$10,513.59
- Minnesota$5,435.10
- Mississippi$11,467.12
- Missouri$17,449.56
- Montana$4,288.07
- Nebraska$6,547.20, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$7,892.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$4,958.71, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$7,907.11
- New Mexico$6,678.10, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,453.60
- North Carolina$7,849.98, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$6,029.85, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$33,142.80
- Oklahoma$12,464.46
- Oregon$12,879.75, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$14,037.00
- Puerto Rico$2,237.90, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$8,118.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$24,893.42, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,774.01, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$12,237.97
- Texas$8,860.54
- Vermont$16,639.89, 1 hospital
- Virginia$34,040.02
- Washington$9,153.74
- West Virginia$9,566.67
- Wisconsin$12,173.85
- Wyoming$4,421.49, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $6,678.10 | $6,678.10 | $6,678.10 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,747.70 | $9,747.70 | $9,747.70 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $6,547.20 | $6,547.20 | $6,547.20 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $16,690.00 | $16,690.00 | $16,690.00 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 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 | 4 | $3,387.60 | $10,590.20 | $45,373.00 | 13.4× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $9,388.33 | $9,388.33 | $9,388.33 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $6,209.81 | $10,901.66 | $10,901.66 | 1.8× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $7,160.78 | $7,160.78 | $7,160.78 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $9,527.85 | $9,527.85 | $9,527.85 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | $7,172.65 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV both sides | 1 | $27,832.61 | $27,832.61 | $27,832.61 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $8,497.24 | $8,497.24 | $8,497.24 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,518.00 | $10,951.30 | $20,384.60 | 13.4× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,724.10 | $1,724.10 | $1,724.10 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $14,738.00 | $15,441.63 | $21,589.55 | 1.5× |
| Bonners Ferry, ID single city | 1 | $1,528.80 | $1,528.80 | $1,528.80 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $9,916.28 | $9,916.28 | $9,916.28 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $2,822.40 | $2,822.40 | $2,822.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $5,358.00 | $5,358.00 | $5,358.00 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $9,882.00 | $9,882.00 | $9,882.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $16,639.89 | $16,639.89 | $16,639.89 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $10,036.54 | $13,650.48 | $15,919.25 | 1.6× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $27,600.33 | $27,600.33 | $27,600.33 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $4,421.49 | $4,421.49 | $4,421.49 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $7,199.00 | $7,199.00 | $7,199.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $13,604.00 | $13,604.00 | $13,604.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2 | $23,040.06 | $28,595.74 | $34,151.42 | 1.5× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 14 | $1,163.95 | $14,495.03 | $64,873.74 | 55.7× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $24,807.48 | $28,685.15 | $35,581.97 | 1.4× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $29,330.87 | $29,330.87 | $29,330.87 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $12,558.00 | $12,558.00 | $12,558.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $23,128.25 | $23,128.25 | $23,128.25 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $41,358.97 | $53,525.85 | $65,692.73 | 1.6× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $18,322.24 | $18,322.24 | $18,322.24 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $3,310.80 | $3,591.60 | $20,528.40 | 6.2× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX both sides | 1 | $19,170.75 | $19,170.75 | $19,170.75 | 1.0× |
| Danville, VA both sides | 1 | $31,998.00 | $31,998.00 | $31,998.00 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $19,361.48 | $19,361.48 | $19,361.48 | 1.0× |
| Dayton, TN single city | 1 | $12,913.20 | $12,913.20 | $12,913.20 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $17,226.16 | $17,226.16 | $17,226.16 | 1.0× |
| DeKalb, MS single city | 1 | $5,484.81 | $5,484.81 | $5,484.81 | 1.0× |
| Denison, IA single city | 1 | $1,586.40 | $1,586.40 | $1,586.40 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $3,135.00 | $5,934.50 | $8,734.00 | 2.8× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA both sides | 1 | $19,779.00 | $19,779.00 | $19,779.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $8,951.97 | $9,977.57 | $18,486.59 | 2.1× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $6,029.85 | $6,029.85 | $6,029.85 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $7,481.28 | $11,608.76 | $15,736.24 | 2.1× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $4,421.49 | $4,421.49 | $4,421.49 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $1,808.00 | $5,435.10 | $10,188.58 | 5.6× |
| Duluth, MN-WI both sides | 1 | $15,282.86 | $15,282.86 | $15,282.86 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $14,564.62 | $14,564.62 | $14,564.62 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $7,626.00 | $7,626.00 | $7,626.00 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $12,173.85 | $13,038.46 | $13,903.06 | 1.1× |
| 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× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $14,304.22 | $14,304.22 | $14,304.22 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $12,879.75 | $12,879.75 | $12,879.75 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $1,206.67 | $1,206.67 | $1,206.67 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $2,501.00 | $2,501.00 | $2,501.00 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $6,214.80 | $6,214.80 | $6,214.80 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $12,734.11 | $17,223.65 | $21,713.19 | 1.7× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $19,020.89 | $19,020.89 | $19,020.89 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $21,431.40 | $21,431.40 | $21,431.40 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $19,790.20 | $20,460.83 | $25,952.42 | 1.3× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $7,758.40 | $7,758.40 | $7,758.40 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $6,476.00 | $17,178.94 | $27,881.87 | 4.3× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 | $23,585.00 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $6,029.85 | $6,029.85 | $6,029.85 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $10,236.81 | $10,236.81 | $10,236.81 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $1,238.00 | $6,143.80 | $11,049.60 | 8.9× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $14,368.49 | $14,368.49 | $14,368.49 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $2,719.20 | $2,719.20 | $2,719.20 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $10,363.18 | $10,363.18 | $10,363.18 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $9,485.15 | $9,485.15 | $9,485.15 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI both sides | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA both sides | 1 | $12,096.34 | $12,096.34 | $12,096.34 | 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× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $16,560.00 | $16,560.00 | $16,560.00 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $8,366.00 | $8,366.00 | $8,366.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $10,670.29 | $10,670.29 | $10,670.29 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 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 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $26,335.64 | $27,304.53 | $28,273.41 | 1.1× |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $838.40 | $838.40 | $838.40 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $5,560.04 | $5,560.04 | $5,560.04 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA both sides | 1 | $9,657.47 | $9,657.47 | $9,657.47 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $19,207.29 | $24,465.06 | $29,722.82 | 1.5× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $5,159.38 | $5,159.38 | $5,159.38 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $8,332.06 | $8,332.06 | $8,332.06 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $6,836.00 | $8,612.00 | $12,365.69 | 1.8× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $4,446.74 | $4,446.74 | $4,446.74 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $9,057.82 | $9,057.82 | $9,057.82 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | $13,621.56 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $5,728.38 | $6,943.45 | $8,158.52 | 1.4× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $12,992.31 | $12,992.31 | $12,992.31 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ both sides | 1 | $47,890.66 | $47,890.66 | $47,890.66 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $13,461.22 | $13,461.22 | $13,461.22 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $1,238.00 | $1,238.00 | $13,467.46 | 10.9× |
| Las Cruces, NM both sides | 1 | $40,050.03 | $40,050.03 | $40,050.03 | 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 | $4,958.71 | $4,958.71 | $4,958.71 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY both sides | 2 | $14,602.30 | $16,220.97 | $17,839.63 | 1.2× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $7,860.60 | $46,202.22 | $84,543.83 | 10.8× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $1,299.20 | $1,299.20 | $1,299.20 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $3,624.60 | $4,324.39 | $4,927.41 | 1.4× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $22,724.07 | $22,724.07 | $22,724.07 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $936.62 | $4,071.60 | $23,812.75 | 25.4× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI both sides | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $4,808.63 | $4,808.63 | $4,808.63 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $12,970.80 | $12,970.80 | $12,970.80 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $9,822.50 | $9,822.50 | $9,822.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $70,565.05 | $70,565.05 | $70,565.05 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $2,237.90 | $2,237.90 | $2,237.90 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | $7,253.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 7 | $10,976.63 | $12,237.97 | $16,323.73 | 1.5× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $7,370.00 | $7,370.00 | $7,370.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 2 | $2,782.15 | $4,053.99 | $5,325.83 | 1.9× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $7,456.27 | $7,456.27 | $7,456.27 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $9,569.72 | $9,569.72 | $9,569.72 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $5,387.98 | $7,463.25 | $8,169.58 | 1.5× |
| 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× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $6,601.04 | $6,601.04 | $6,601.04 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $6,503.50 | $6,503.50 | $6,503.50 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $2,174.00 | $2,174.00 | $2,174.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $8,169.00 | $8,169.00 | $8,169.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $12,310.10 | $12,310.10 | $12,310.10 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $2,277.12 | $2,277.12 | $2,277.12 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $25,634.70 | $25,634.70 | $30,868.93 | 1.2× |
| Nashville, GA single city | 1 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $8,479.80 | $8,776.13 | $9,072.45 | 1.1× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN both sides | 1 | $14,701.35 | $14,701.35 | $14,701.35 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $16,176.62 | $19,110.31 | $22,043.99 | 1.4× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 51 | $3,419.00 | $8,453.60 | $47,548.90 | 13.9× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ both sides | 1 | $7,413.38 | $7,413.38 | $7,413.38 | 1.0× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $7,370.00 | $7,370.00 | $7,370.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $5,872.33 | $9,555.00 | $16,812.77 | 2.9× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $3,824.64 | $22,236.00 | 13.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,832.80 | $1,832.80 | $1,832.80 | 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× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $5,799.00 | $5,799.00 | $5,799.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $8,702.83 | $8,702.83 | $8,702.83 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $7,418.00 | $7,418.00 | $7,418.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $8,904.43 | $8,904.43 | $8,904.43 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | $2,468.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,371.00 | $4,371.00 | $4,371.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $52,547.82 | $52,547.82 | $52,547.82 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $9,810.24 | $9,810.24 | $9,810.24 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $8,029.50 | $8,029.50 | $8,029.50 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $34,040.02 | $37,050.21 | $38,482.13 | 1.1× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $4,071.60 | $4,071.60 | $9,286.00 | 2.3× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $1,843.16 | $1,843.16 | $1,843.16 | 1.0× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $5,838.04 | $5,838.04 | $5,838.04 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $19,186.98 | $19,186.98 | $19,186.98 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | 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 | 11 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | $33,398.48 | 1.5× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $2,237.37 | $12,103.09 | $21,968.80 | 9.8× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $14,644.08 | $26,296.92 | $26,296.92 | 1.8× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $2,939.98 | $2,939.98 | $2,939.98 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $12,600.06 | $28,087.78 | $43,575.50 | 3.5× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $16,656.08 | $16,656.08 | $16,656.08 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $3,416.75 | $3,416.75 | $3,416.75 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $5,697.26 | $5,697.26 | $5,697.26 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $26,956.15 | $26,956.15 | $26,956.15 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $7,409.00 | $7,409.00 | $7,409.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $7,327.80 | $19,316.91 | $19,316.91 | 2.6× |
| 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× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $41,825.73 | $41,825.73 | $41,825.73 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $14,557.00 | $14,557.00 | $14,557.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 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× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $33,142.80 | $38,148.82 | $45,465.73 | 1.4× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $29,678.04 | $29,678.04 | $29,678.04 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | $14,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $15,413.97 | $15,413.97 | $15,413.97 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN both sides single city | 1 | $23,120.95 | $23,120.95 | $23,120.95 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $11,083.64 | $11,083.64 | $11,083.64 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $7,964.83 | $7,964.83 | $7,964.83 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $847.80 | $4,278.43 | $7,709.06 | 9.1× |
| Valdosta, GA | 1 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | $21,968.80 | 1.0× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $11,467.12 | $11,467.12 | $11,467.12 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 2 | $20,492.86 | $24,934.65 | $29,376.43 | 1.4× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | $8,860.54 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV both sides | 1 | $11,252.03 | $11,252.03 | $11,252.03 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,290.24 | $3,290.24 | $3,290.24 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI both sides | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $14,633.00 | $14,633.00 | $14,633.00 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $4,888.52 | $4,888.52 | $4,888.52 | 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× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI both sides | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | $12,173.85 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI both sides single city | 1 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | $18,260.78 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $4,553.25 | $4,553.25 | $4,553.25 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA both sides | 1 | $113,275.86 | $113,275.86 | $113,275.86 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $29,855.44 | $29,855.44 | $29,855.44 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH both sides | 1 | $16,785.66 | $16,785.66 | $16,785.66 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $24,351.53 | $24,351.53 | $24,351.53 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 63047?
CPT 63047 is the billing code for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level. A lumbar laminectomy removes bone and tissue pressing on the spinal nerves in the lower back, to treat spinal stenosis.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for lumbar laminectomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for lumbar laminectomy has a median of $16,973.72 and the lowest a median of $2,463.50; at 304 of 378 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest lumbar laminectomy?
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($3,135.00), Montana ($4,288.07) and Arkansas ($4,808.63), and highest in Virginia ($34,040.02), Ohio ($33,142.80) and California ($21,968.80). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other lumbar discectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.