Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 19 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $604.15 to $3,586.50, with a median of $3,219.80. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $2,615.65 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $2,430.40 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,219.80, is 24% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- 8 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 64635 F BL DES L/S W/ GD File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $604.15 | $1,208.30 | $445.86–$1,943.42 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 64635- IR Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,228.50 | $2,457.00 | $1,068.17–$3,047.20 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,594.60 | $3,189.20 | $1,068.17–$3,047.20 | 50% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital one side Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,850.55 | $2,847.00 | $622.64–$4,387.26 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,850.55 | $2,847.00 | $864.06–$4,488.99 | 35% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 64635- IR Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,962.05 | $3,924.10 | $1,068.17–$3,047.20 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 DESTRUC LUMB/SAC SNGL W/IMAGE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,430.40 | $4,340.00 | $732.49–$4,340.00 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | $177.30–$7,807.00 | 20% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | $177.30–$7,807.00 | 20% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,776.15 | $4,271.00 | $904.69–$4,387.26 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,776.15 | $4,271.00 | $904.69–$4,488.99 | 35% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 64635- IR Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $3,219.80 | $6,439.60 | $1,068.17–$3,618.55 | 50% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 HC DSTR NROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SINGL LMBR/SACRAL+3 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC DSTR NROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SINGL LMBR/SACRAL+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC DSTR NROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SINGL LMBR/SACRAL+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC DSTR NROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SINGL LMBR/SACRAL+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — | — |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 DES LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $3,586.50 | $4,782.00 | $0.17–$5,085.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $604.15, median $3,219.80, highest $3,586.50 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $3,297.40. 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 10 of 11 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.
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