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Repeat Lower Back Decompression, Extra Level

Hawaii 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$191 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,818 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,802Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $30 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $224

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$208.93

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 51st of 51

$224

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.