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Repeat Lower Back Decompression, Extra Level

Florida rates for HCPCS 63044

This procedure decompresses a nerve root in the lower spine at an additional level, performed as part of a repeat back surgery in a person who has had previous surgery at that location. It involves removing a small amount of bone and tissue to relieve pressure on the nerve, along with treating a herniated disc if present. It is done in addition to treating the main level during the same operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Lower Back Decompression, Extra Level cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$275 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,778 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $8,913Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $148 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $437

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
$501.19
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$12,882.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$380.19
5 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
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Florida· 42nd of 51

$501

AK $2,344HI $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.