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Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), 1 or 2 vertebral segments; lumbar, except f
Argyle, TX
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Medical City Denton’s median price of $8.0k is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($7.4k), higher than 61% of the 1,616 hospitals reporting CPT 63005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 42 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan mcdstar case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan starhealth case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare chip fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare star fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare starperinate fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 11 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 12 | Cigna Healthspring mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 13 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $24 | 1% | — | $2.6k – $2.7k |
| 14 | Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $24 | 1% | — | $2.6k – $2.7k |
| 15 | Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $24 | 1% | — | $2.6k – $2.7k |
| 16 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $24 | 1% | — | $2.6k – $2.7k |
| 17 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 18 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 19 | Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 20 | Aetna newbusiness case rate · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 21 | Aetna comm case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 22 | Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 23 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluepremier fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 25 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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