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Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression

Idaho rates for HCPCS 63042

Reopens a level of the lower spine that has been operated on before, clears the scar tissue, and frees a nerve root that is being pressed on, removing herniated disc material and trimming bone from the edge of the nerve channel as needed. It is done when symptoms return at a level already treated. It covers one level of the spine.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression cost?

$7,189

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,189 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$1,995 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,631 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,090
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$12,022.64
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
23 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.7 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

Idaho· 22nd of 51

$7,189

$2,291 physician + $4,898 facility

CO $15,002KY $3,224

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.