Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 10 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $2,812.90 to $2,963.07, with a median of $2,812.90. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park and 5 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $2,963.07 at 145 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,812.90, is 8% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- Austin, TX ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $2,059.70–$3,047.30 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway lowest Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $71.00–$6,641.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda lowest Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $71.00–$6,641.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin lowest Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $71.00–$6,641.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock lowest Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $71.00–$6,641.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville lowest Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $2,812.90 | $4,688.16 | $71.00–$6,641.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FAC File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $2,925.41 | $4,875.69 | $72.00–$7,353.00 | 40% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,963.07 | $8,230.75 | $221.23–$2,551.53 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,963.07 | $8,230.75 | $221.23–$2,551.53 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,963.07 | $8,230.75 | $221.23–$2,551.53 | 64% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,812.90, median $2,812.90, highest $2,963.07 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $2,812.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What lumbar radiofrequency ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar radiofrequency ablation explained.