Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 17 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level as an inpatient: from $1,205.81 to $7,285.00, with a median of $2,605.71. The lowest listed price is at NYU Langone and 3 other hospitals — $1,399.90 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,310.83 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 64635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone lowest Brooklyn, NY HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $818.28–$64,992.14 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk lowest Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $818.28–$64,992.14 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone lowest Mineola, NY HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $818.28–$64,992.14 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone lowest New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $818.28–$64,992.14 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone lowest New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $818.28–$64,992.14 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $170.81–$1,345.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $211.37–$1,345.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $170.81–$1,345.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,495.00 | $1,495.00 | $211.37–$1,345.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Dest Neurolyt Paravt Facet Sng Lumb/Sacr | $2,605.71 | $9,016.00 | — | 71% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Dest Neurolyt Paravt Facet Sng Lumb/Sacr | $2,605.71 | $5,888.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Dest Neurolyt Paravt Facet Sng Lumb/Sacr | $2,605.71 | $6,111.00 | — | 57% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DES NEUR,PAR FCT,L/S SGL W/IMG | $7,285.00 | $7,285.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,242.50 | $2,242.50 | $211.37–$2,018.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,242.50 | $2,242.50 | $170.81–$2,018.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,242.50 | $2,242.50 | $170.81–$2,018.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,242.50 | $2,242.50 | $211.37–$2,018.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,205.81, median $2,605.71, highest $7,285.00 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $2,242.50, median $2,242.50, highest $2,242.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $2,310.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 8 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64635 ($2,615.40). 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.
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NYPR DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $218.71 | file |