Procedures
Back Surgery (Laminectomy, Laminotomy, Discectomy) (outpatient)
Offered by
Michael C Longley, MD
4.3
Back Surgery (Laminectomy, Laminotomy, Discectomy) (outpatie...
15,346
Estimated National Average $27,395
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Procedure Details
This includes a back surgery (lumbar laminectomy/discectomy). Lumbar laminectomy is the removal of lamina. A discectomy is the removal of a herniated disc. Please note that if imaging is performed during the surgery, you may recieve a bill from the radiologist.
Price Details
Your purchase includes the following services:
- Facility feeoperating and recovery room services & supplies for outpatient stay (less than 24 hours) at Nebraska Spine Hospital
- Physician feetreatment and procedure-related postoperative follow-up visit(s) within 90 days of surgery. Does NOT include the initial evaluation to determine the need of the procedure.
- Anesthesiologist feeregional or general anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure
- Pathology feeDOES NOT INCLUDE A PATHOLOGY FEE. The patient may receive a bill for this portion.
- Tendo Marketplace feeCovers the cost of contracting upfront rates with all involved medical providers, processing payment, and distributing funds, minimizing administrative overhead and allowing for a lower total price
Note
This bundled price includes the cost of your procedure and the fees listed above. These fees are for the services most frequently packaged together with this procedure. Any services that are not listed here will not be covered in your purchase.
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About Michael C Longley, MD
Dr. Michael Longley is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon. His expertise includes complex and minimally invasive spine surgery including disc herniation, spinal tumors, spinal fusion, spinal deformity (scoliosis), spinal cord decompression, traumatic spinal injury, and artificial disc surgery.
Dr. Longley graduated from the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences Observatory in South Africa with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He then completed an internship at McCord Zulu Hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Moving to Canada, Dr. Longley underwent an orthopedic residency and his first spine and orthopedic fellowship at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine and Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Dedicated to additional training in spine surgery, he completed a second fellowship at the University of Western Ontario and Victoria Hospital in London and his third fellowship at Minnesota Spine Center in Minneapolis.
Dr. Longley is available to see patients at Nebraska Spine + Pain Center in Omaha as well as at our satellite office in Grand Island.
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Internship
McCord Zulu Hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Residency
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital
Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital; University of Western Ontario, Victoria Hospital; Minnesota Spine Center
Medical School
University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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