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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

Minnesota 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $11,220.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $21,380
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,495

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 26th of 50

$5,495

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.