Parise, who has not played this season, was injured during training camp. He had a herniated disk in 2015-16 and missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs that season because of a back injury.
Parise had a microdiscectomy on Tuesday, a procedure to provide relief from pain caused a herniated disk, in which the herniated portion of the lumbar disk is removed, according to spine-health.com.
Parise, 33, had 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) in 69 games for the Wild last season. He has missed 48 games because of injury in the past four seasons.
"He's obviously a great player," forward Jason Zucker said. "The stuff he brings on the ice goes without saying. He's also a great leader. He's a great guy to have around the room. We obviously miss having him. We are excited to look forward to that day when he's back playing with us."
Minnesota is also without forwards Nino Niederreiter (ankle), Charlie Coyle (fibula) and Mikael Granlund (groin), though Granlund, who has missed the past five games, is expected to return Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks (8 p.m. ET; FS-N, SNV, NHL.TV).
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