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Nerve Decompression During Lower-Back Fusion

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

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

$886

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $886 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$251 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$251 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $87 to $6,026Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $224 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $269

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
$263.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$1,000.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 31.3 times more in Alabama than in Maryland. 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

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$886

$269 physician + $617 facility

AL $15,163MD $484

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.