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Minimally Invasive Decompression, Lower Back

Washington rates for HCPCS 0275T

Through a small opening in the back, tissue crowding the nerves in the lower spine — such as thickened ligament, bone or disc material — is removed with fine instruments. X-ray or CT pictures guide the instruments instead of the surgeon working through a wide open incision. One or more levels can be treated, on one or both sides.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Decompression, Lower Back cost?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $19,498.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $30,903Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $65
$100$1K$10Kfacility $12,882professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$30,902.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,549.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 955.0 times more in Indiana than in Idaho. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 17th of 44

$6,761

IN $28,840ID $30.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.