Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Dayton, OH
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $10,615.00 to $10,615.00, with a median of $10,615.00. The lowest listed price is at Miami Valley Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $3,153.00 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Valley Hospital one side lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG LT | $10,615.00 | $10,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Miami Valley Hospital one side lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG RT | $10,615.00 | $10,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center one side lowest Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG LT | $10,615.00 | $10,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center one side lowest Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG RT | $10,615.00 | $10,615.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG BIL | $12,523.00 | $12,523.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC DEST LUMB/SAC PARVRT FACET JNT W IMG BIL | $12,523.00 | $12,523.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10,615.00, median $10,615.00, highest $10,615.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $10,615.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.