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Lumbar discectomy in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 8 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 63030

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$6,8621.0×22026-01-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$7,4061.1×52026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$7,4571.1×12026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$7,4751.1×52026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$7,4751.1×52026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$7,4751.1×52026-09-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$9,9921.4×72025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$12,8041.8×72025-10-01

MS-DRG 520

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$11,8321.2×72026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$11,8601.2×82026-09-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$12,9961.3×72026-09-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$13,1791.3×82026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$14,3761.4×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$15,1761.5×72026-01-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$24,6642.4×62025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$28,5302.8×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 519

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$16,4241.2×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$16,4241.2×72026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$16,6221.2×72026-09-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$41,2283.0×62025-10-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar discectomy in Tennessee?

8 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar discectomy in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 63030, hospital outpatient, the median across 8 hospitals is $7,475, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.