Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,595.13 to $1,662.70, with a median of $1,628.92. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Northwest — $33.79 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,595.13 at 9 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest lowest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,595.13 | $1,772.37 | $1,125.63–$1,834.99 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Destruct Neu Facet W Imag Guid L/S Sngl | $1,662.70 | $2,558.00 | $1,846.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Bil Destruct Neu Facet W Imag Guid L/S Sngl | $5,425.63 | $8,347.12 | $1,787.90–$2,950.13 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,595.13, median $1,628.92, highest $1,662.70.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64635 ($2,685.07). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, ARDESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $244.00 | file |