Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,595.13 to $2,749.20, with a median of $2,172.17. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Hospital — $577.04 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,595.13 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,595.13 | $1,772.37 | $1,416.69–$1,834.99 | 10% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $2,749.20 | $4,582.00 | $297.00–$3,468.93 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,371.00 | $7,285.00 | $297.00–$3,468.92 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,595.13, median $2,172.17, highest $2,749.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
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 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.
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.