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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

Colorado rates for HCPCS 63005

Removes the bony roof over the spinal canal in the lower back to take pressure off the nerves running through it. It treats a narrowed canal that causes back and leg pain, numbness or heavy legs when walking. Only a short stretch of the lower spine is opened.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal cost?

$13,183

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,183 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $20,417.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $34,674Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,183professional $1,862

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 50

$13,183

IN $22,909ND $1,148

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.