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Laminectomy To Relieve Pressure On Spinal Nerves

Iowa rates for HCPCS 63001

Removes the bony arch at the back of the vertebrae over a short stretch of the spine, opening up the spinal canal so the spinal cord and the nerves inside it are no longer squeezed. It is used when the canal has narrowed and is causing pain, numbness, or weakness. The discs and the small joints between the vertebrae are left in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laminectomy To Relieve Pressure On Spinal Nerves cost?

$8,153

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,153 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,399$1,738 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$3,236 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $14,791Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $2,399

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
$1,698.24
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,791.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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

Iowa· 13th of 51

$8,153

$2,399 physician + $5,754 facility

CO $15,188KY $3,022

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.