Lumbar laminectomy cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level: from $9,569.72 to $36,684.25, with a median of $14,540.19. The lowest price is at Franciscan Health Michigan City (Michigan City). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $14,540.19, is 49% above the US median of $9,757.20.
- Indiana ranks 23rd of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 63047. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9,569.72Franciscan Health Michigan City
Median$14,540.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$36,684.25in Indiana
Lowest saves$4,970.47vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Michigan City lowest Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $9,569.72 | $46,008.29 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Lam facetec & foramot lumbar | $10,244.50 | $14,635.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $10,567.67 | $49,613.46 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $10,670.29 | $46,191.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $12,902.00 | $47,785.19 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $12,992.31 | $58,788.74 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $16,088.06 | $62,356.81 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REMOVAL OF SPINAL LAMINA | $19,790.20 | $65,967.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REMOVAL OF SPINAL LAMINA | $20,460.83 | $75,780.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $23,128.25 | $28,910.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REMOVAL OF SPINAL LAMINA | $25,952.42 | $96,120.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVAL OF SPINAL LAMINA | $36,684.25 | $135,867.61 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 4 | $10,567.67 | $14,495.03 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $19,790.20 | $20,460.83 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $23,128.25 | $23,128.25 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $10,244.50 | $10,244.50 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $10,670.29 | $10,670.29 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $12,992.31 | $12,992.31 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $9,569.72 | $9,569.72 |
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 laminectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar laminectomy explained.
Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.