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Nerve Decompression During Lower-Back Fusion

Ohio rates for HCPCS 63052

Bone and thickened tissue are trimmed away from around the nerves of the lower back to relieve pressure on them, during an operation that also fuses the spine from behind. It frees the nerve roots that cause leg pain, numbness, and weakness. It is billed in addition to the main fusion procedure and covers one segment of the spine; each further segment treated is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Decompression During Lower-Back Fusion cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $4,677.

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 $2,042 · 10th to 90th $363 to $10,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042

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
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 10232.9 times more in California than in Maine. 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.

Ohio· 20th of 50

$2,042

CA $9,120ME $0.89

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.