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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), more than 2 vertebral segments; lumbar
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $7.5k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($7.5k), higher than 51% of the 1,553 hospitals reporting CPT 63017. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 28 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 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 5 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 6 | Aetna newbusinessrates case rate · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 7 | Aetna commercialbasenetwork case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 8 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 9 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | — | $7.3k – $7.3k |
| 10 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 11 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 12 | WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 13 | WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 14 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $9.2k | $9.2k | — | — | — | $9.2k – $9.2k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | — | $10.3k – $10.3k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | — | $10.3k – $10.3k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | — | $10.3k – $10.3k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $11.7k | $11.7k | — | — | — | $11.7k – $11.7k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $12.3k | $12.3k | — | — | — | $12.3k – $12.3k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $13.2k | $13.2k | — | — | — | $13.2k – $13.2k |
| 24 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $13.2k | $13.2k | — | — | — | $13.2k – $13.2k |
| 25 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $14.4k | $14.4k | — | — | — | $14.4k – $14.4k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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