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Minimally Invasive Removal Of Disc Material In The Spine

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 62287

This procedure removes or decompresses a portion of a herniated spinal disc through a needle or narrow probe inserted through the skin, without open surgery. It's used to relieve pressure on a nearby spinal nerve that is causing pain, numbness, or weakness, most often in the low back. It's typically done with local anesthesia and light sedation, and recovery is faster than with open spine surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Removal Of Disc Material In The Spine cost?

$3,152

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,152 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$912 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,096 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 24th of 51

$3,152

$1,202 physician + $1,950 facility

CO $8,738MT $1,845

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.