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Lumbar Laminectomy for a Narrowed Canal

Washington 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $10,965.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $20,893
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,884

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$19,952.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,549.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$38,904.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 39th of 50

$2,884

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.