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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

Montana 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,138.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $19,953
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $2,089

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 46th of 50

$2,089

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.