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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $12,589.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,692

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$7,943

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.