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Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression

Maine 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?

$4,276

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,276 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,514 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,138 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,585

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
12 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
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maine 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

Maine· 49th of 51

$4,276

$1,585 physician + $2,692 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.