Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $3,380.80 to $6,720.19, with a median of $5,050.50. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $1,669.70 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,732.70 at 51 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 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,380.80 | $8,452.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $6,720.19 | $6,720.19 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,380.80, median $5,050.50, highest $6,720.19 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,050.50. 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.