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Lower Back Decompression Over Several Levels

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 63017

Removes bone from the back of the vertebrae in the lower back to widen the spinal canal and take pressure off the spinal cord and the nerve roots below it. This version covers a longer stretch of the spine than the operation done at only one or two levels. It is used for narrowing of the canal that causes leg pain, numbness, or heaviness on walking.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Back Decompression Over Several Levels 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 $6,457 to $12,023.

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 $1,995 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,818

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
$14,454.40
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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
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
$1,862.09
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 50

$7,943

IN $22,909WV $1,175

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.