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Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression

Minnesota 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?

$6,995

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$2,630$1,905 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,570 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $2,630

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 24th of 51

$6,995

$2,630 physician + $4,365 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.