Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,550.64 to $8,919.69, with a median of $3,296.80. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital — $1,746.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,056.77 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 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 Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 5 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $4,591.53–$6,795.78 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 3 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $4,591.53–$6,795.78 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,807.31 | $2,780.47 | $4,591.53–$6,795.78 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,003.84 | $6,258.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,296.80 | $6,340.00 | $1,937.00–$5,762.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,836.16 | $7,992.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $4,317.60 | $8,995.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,022.50 | $14,350.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,104.75 | $14,585.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $7,256.50 | $7,256.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $8,000.25 | $8,000.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 3 | $8,919.69 | $13,722.60 | $13,899.75–$20,635.92 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $8,919.69 | $13,722.60 | $6,417.00–$7,038.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 3 | $8,919.69 | $13,722.60 | $13,899.75–$20,635.92 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,550.64, median $3,296.80, highest $8,919.69 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $3,296.80. 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 11 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 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.
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.