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Minimally invasive decompression of the lower spine

CPT 0275Tthe billing code this page is about

Through a needle-sized opening, bone and tissue are removed to widen the lumbar spinal canal, using indirect image guidance; covers one or more levels on one side or both.

Hospitals typically charge $7,954 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 236 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $8,344. Most fall between $3,551 and $13,138 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
236
States
45
Filings dated
Jul 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 236 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,981$4,396$7,954$12,897$18,324

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 9.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,981 vs $18,324).

How the prices are spread

$1,472 – $1,929: 12 hospitals$1,472$1,929 – $2,528: 10 hospitals$2,528 – $3,313: 9 hospitals$2,528$3,313 – $4,341: 14 hospitals$4,341 – $5,689: 21 hospitals$4,341$5,689 – $7,455: 34 hospitals$7,455 – $9,770: 33 hospitals$7,455$9,770 – $12,803: 31 hospitals$12,803 – $16,777: 30 hospitals$12,803$16,777 – $21,985: 20 hospitals$16,777median $7,954price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (214 of 236 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,472$1,92912
$1,929$2,52810
$2,528$3,3139
$3,313$4,34114
$4,341$5,68921
$5,689$7,45534
$7,455$9,77033
$9,770$12,80331
$12,803$16,77730
$16,777$21,98520

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $7,954.

Alaska: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $6,863 across 13 hospitalsMN$6,863Illinois: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureILWisconsin: median $6,870 across 19 hospitalsWI$6,870Michigan: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMINew York: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNYMassachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIAIndiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $13,138 across 12 hospitalsOH$13,138Pennsylvania: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figurePANew Jersey: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNJConnecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCAUtah: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $12,725 across 11 hospitalsMO$12,725Kentucky: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOKLouisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $7,954 across 23 hospitalsTX$7,954Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $7,954. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Ohio OH12$13,138+65%$10,494 – $24,155
Missouri MO11$12,725+60%$4,127 – $12,914
Texas TX23$7,9540%$1,562 – $7,954
Wisconsin WI19$6,870−14%$6,870 – $10,985
Minnesota MN13$6,863−14%$5,830 – $6,863
Michigan MI9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Iowa IA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Jersey NJ8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New York NY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Illinois IL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
California CA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oklahoma OK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Pennsylvania PA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $7,954.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care193$7,954$4,127 – $14,207
Children’s1fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access42$6,863$1,916 – $11,123
Ownership
For-profit31$7,954$4,379 – $12,294
Government24$7,589$4,464 – $19,553
Non-profit181$7,954$3,387 – $13,033
System affiliation
Part of a system199$7,954$4,085 – $13,138
Independent37$7,341$2,243 – $12,502

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$13,740
Median cash price$7,954
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

142 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $6,870 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,057; most fall between $2,409 and $13,033.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 142 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,550$3,198$6,870$12,897$16,878

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,550 vs $16,878).

Of the 172 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 142 gave a usable cash price; 9 carried a plausibility flag, 3 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 18 a list price only.

How complete is this

236 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (6%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 286 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted236
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here21
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded3
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded24
Hospitals that filed this code286

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Perc Lamino-/Laminectomy Indir Imag Guide Lumbar.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Minimally invasive decompression of the lower spine (CPT 0275T) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-0275t-minimally-invasive-decompression-of-the-lower-spine