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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal cost?

$5,691

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,691 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,862 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,995 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,677Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,511.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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

South Dakota· 29th of 51

$5,691

$2,455 physician + $3,236 facility

CO $14,842WV $2,709

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.