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Lumbar discectomy in Washington: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Washington hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 63030

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$17,6902.2×52026-04-01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$18,8262.2×52026-04-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$18,9332.3×52026-04-01
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$19,4512.3×52026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$23,9402.8×52026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$23,9402.8×52026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$23,9402.8×52026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$23,9402.8×52026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$25,3233.0×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$25,5613.0×52026-04-01
St Anne Hospital Burien$25,9143.1×42026-02-28
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$30,6263.6×52026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$30,6263.6×52026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$30,6263.6×52026-08-27
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$31,9773.8×42026-08-27

MS-DRG 520

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$29,4222.4×62026-04-01
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$29,7042.5×52026-04-01
St Anne Hospital Burien$31,3522.5×52026-02-28
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$32,2132.7×42026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$32,4552.6×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$32,4552.6×62026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$32,4552.6×62026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$32,4552.6×62026-02-28
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$32,9672.6×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$32,9672.6×62026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$32,9672.6×62026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$32,9672.6×62026-08-27
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$34,7022.8×42026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$40,6673.3×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$40,6673.3×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 519

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$39,3942.4×62026-04-01
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$44,6542.6×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$44,6542.6×62026-02-28
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$44,7342.7×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$44,7342.7×62026-08-27
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$55,9513.3×52026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar discectomy in Washington?

15 Washington hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar discectomy in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 63030, hospital outpatient, the median across 15 hospitals is $23,940, 2.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.