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Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression

Missouri 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 July 2026.

How much does Repeat Lower Back Nerve Decompression cost?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $10,715.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $14,454
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $6,310

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,387.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $6,310 · 20th of 50
IN $24,547WV $1,202

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.