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Lower Back Decompression Over Several Levels

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Decompression Over Several Levels cost?

$5,806

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,806 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 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$2,570$1,950 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,698 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,570

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$10,471.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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· 35th of 51

$5,806

$2,570 physician + $3,236 facility

CO $15,227KY $2,929

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.