Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 30 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,400.55 to $6,118.00, with a median of $1,444.88. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $44.33 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,963.07 at 145 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,444.88, is 45% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Houston, TX has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 11 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,400.55 | $2,961.00 | $1,480.50–$2,368.80 | 53% |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,400.55 | $2,961.00 | $1,480.50–$2,368.80 | 53% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC DESTRUC LUMBR/SACRAL SINGLE FA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.88 | $4,515.25 | — | 68% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG DESTROY LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JOINT SGL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,873.80 | $2,961.00 | $40.00–$2,368.80 | 37% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG DESTROY LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JOINT SGL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,873.80 | $2,961.00 | $40.00–$2,368.80 | 37% |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,930.23 | — | $1,862.67–$2,746.27 | — |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,883.50 | $9,767.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT SGL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,118.00 | $12,236.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,400.55, median $1,444.88, highest $6,118.00 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $1,444.88. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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