Lumbar laminectomy cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression), one level: from $7,860.60 to $84,543.83, with a median of $33,142.80. The lowest price is at Lima Memorial Health System (Lima). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $33,142.80, is 240% above the US median of $9,757.20.
- Ohio ranks 27th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7,860.60Lima Memorial Health System
Median$33,142.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$84,543.83in Ohio
Lowest saves$25,282.20vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima · Lima, OH Remove Spine Lamina 1 Lmbr | $7,860.60 | $8,734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC LAMINEC/FACETECT/FORAMIN,LUMBAR 1 SEG | $11,083.64 | $12,315.16 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance · Defiance, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $17,226.16 | $28,710.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Lam Facetectomy & Foramotomy 1 Vrt Sgm Lumbar | $24,351.53 | $40,585.88 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $24,807.48 | $41,345.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $28,685.15 | $47,808.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield · Springfield, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $28,898.02 | $48,163.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $29,330.87 | $48,884.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $29,855.44 | $49,759.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center one side Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar|LEFT SIDE | $33,142.80 | $55,238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital one side Oregon · Toledo, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar|RIGHT SIDE | $34,509.93 | $57,516.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $35,581.97 | $59,303.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH PR Lam Facetectomy & Foraminotomy Single Vertebral Segment Lumbar | $41,358.97 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Anne Hospital Toledo · Toledo, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $41,787.70 | $69,646.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo · Toledo, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $45,465.73 | $75,776.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Remove spine lamina 1 lmbr | $65,692.73 | $77,285.57 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Remove spine lamina 1 lmbr | $65,692.73 | $77,285.57 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Remove spine lamina 1 lmbr | $65,692.73 | $77,285.57 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Laminec/Facetect/Foramin,Lumbar | $84,543.83 | $140,906.38 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $33,142.80 | $38,148.82 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $24,807.48 | $28,685.15 |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $41,358.97 | $53,525.85 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $7,860.60 | $46,202.22 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $29,330.87 | $29,330.87 |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $17,226.16 | $17,226.16 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $65,692.73 | $65,692.73 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $28,898.02 | $28,898.02 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $11,083.64 | $11,083.64 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $29,855.44 | $29,855.44 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $24,351.53 | $24,351.53 |
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
- 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
- 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.