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Lumbar Disc Surgery, One Level

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 63030

Surgery on the lower back to free a pinched nerve, in which a small window of bone is taken from the back of the spine and the piece of disc pressing on the nerve root is removed. It is the usual operation for a herniated or slipped disc causing sciatica, the pain, numbness or weakness that runs down the leg. It covers one disc level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lumbar Disc Surgery, One Level cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $13,804
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120

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
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,218.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Indiana than in Montana. 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.

Kentucky· 14th of 51

$9,120

IN $19,055MT $1,698

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.