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Lumbar discectomy in San Francisco Bay Area CA

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 63030

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley median $12,589 · local Medicare $10,246 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$8,2170.8×2
Blue Shield of California$16,5441.6×2
UnitedHealthcare$12,5891.2×1
Good Samaritan Hospital median $14,435 · local Medicare $10,673 · file 2026-09-01
Aetna$9,3860.9×3
Blue Shield of California$23,1512.2×2
Cigna$14,4351.4×4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$11,2541.1×2
UnitedHealthcare$17,7161.7×1
St Mary's Medical Center median $16,382 · local Medicare $10,489 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$13,0431.2×1
Blue Shield of California$16,3821.6×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$18,0541.7×2
Kaiser Permanente$23,6682.3×1
UnitedHealthcare$10,7131.0×2
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus median $33,515 · local Medicare $10,246 · file 2026-03-23
Aetna$12,0311.2×4
BCBS (other)$42,0894.1×1
Blue Shield of California$24,9412.4×5
Cigna$21,0472.1×3
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$42,0894.1×7
UnitedHealthcare$51,9325.1×7
Stanford Health Care median $46,049 · local Medicare $10,673 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$44,1254.1×1
Blue Shield of California$58,8765.5×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$21,9462.1×1
UnitedHealthcare$47,9734.5×1

MS-DRG 520

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Good Samaritan Hospital median $21,695 · local Medicare $16,108 · file 2026-09-01
Aetna$16,7711.0×3
Blue Shield of California$17,1071.1×5
Cigna$21,6951.3×4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$30,7331.9×2
UnitedHealthcare$32,4942.0×2
St Mary's Medical Center median $24,619 · local Medicare $15,813 · file 2026-04-01
Blue Shield of California$32,0642.0×1
Cigna$28,3551.8×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$12,2740.8×2
UnitedHealthcare$20,8831.3×2

Questions

How much does lumbar discectomy cost with commercial insurance in San Francisco Bay Area CA?

5 San Francisco Bay Area CA hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 63030, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $16,382; hospital medians range from $12,589 to $46,049. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.