Lumbar laminectomy cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level: from $1,299.20 to $15,413.97, with a median of $5,435.10. The lowest price is at Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield). The highest price is 11.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,435.10, is 44% below the US median of $9,757.20.
- Minnesota ranks 4th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital lowest Litchfield · Litchfield, MN LAMINECTOMY, FACETECTOMY, FORAMINOTOMY, SINGLE VERTEBRAL SEGMENT | $1,299.20 | $2,030.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI SPINE-LAMINECTOMY LUMBAR FAC | $1,808.00 | $2,825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove Spine Lamina 1 Lmbr | $5,387.98 | $20,723.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LAMINEC/FACETECT/FORAMIN,LUMBAR | $5,435.10 | $8,235.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LAMINEC/FACETECT/FORAMIN,LUMBAR | $5,435.10 | $8,235.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LAMINEC/FACETECT/FORAMIN,LUMBAR | $5,435.10 | $8,235.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $7,241.34 | $13,740.69 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $7,685.16 | $14,582.85 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LAMINEC/FACETECT/FORAMIN,LUMBAR 1 SEG | $8,169.58 | $20,373.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Removal of Spinal Lamina | $10,188.58 | $18,729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Removal of Spinal Lamina | $15,413.97 | $18,729.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $1,808.00 | $5,435.10 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $5,387.98 | $7,463.25 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $1,299.20 | $1,299.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $15,413.97 | $15,413.97 |
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
- 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
- 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.