Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 12 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level as an inpatient: from $3,091.50 to $7,896.00, with a median of $4,666.75. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center — $1,575.25 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $4,272.78 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 64635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB DESTUCT PARAVERT JNT, LUMB/SACR;SINGLE | $3,091.50 | $6,183.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,400.15 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,866.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,675.91–$8,866.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,866.83 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,586.82 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,586.82 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,866.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,400.15 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,828.05–$8,586.82 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $2,893.39–$8,213.48 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $3,126.72–$8,586.82 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DESTRUCTION PARAVERT NERVE LUM/SAC SING | $4,666.75 | $9,333.50 | $3,126.72–$8,586.82 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NRV LYSIS SGL FACET JT L/S W IMAGE | $7,896.00 | $7,896.00 | $3,948.00–$7,501.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NRV LYSIS SGL FACET JT L/S W IMAGE | $7,896.00 | $7,896.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NRV LYSIS SGL FACET JT L/S W IMAGE | $7,896.00 | $7,896.00 | $3,948.00–$7,501.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG UNIL | $8,218.00 | $8,218.00 | $4,109.00–$7,807.10 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG UNIL | $8,218.00 | $8,218.00 | $4,109.00–$7,807.10 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG UNIL | $8,218.00 | $8,218.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG BIL | $14,946.00 | $14,946.00 | $5,978.40–$14,198.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG BIL | $14,946.00 | $14,946.00 | $5,978.40–$14,198.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG LYSIS FT JT L/S SGL+IMG BIL | $14,946.00 | $14,946.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,091.50, median $4,666.75, highest $7,896.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $4,666.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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 it is
Radiofrequency ablation uses heat to disable the small nerves that carry pain from lower back facet joints, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.