Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 4 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $641.25 to $1,996.80, with a median of $1,776.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Logan County — $1,135.00 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,681.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $641.25 | $855.00 | $470.25 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $641.25 | $855.00 | $470.25 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,776.25 | $5,075.00 | $1,143.00–$5,472.79 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,776.25 | $5,075.00 | $1,143.00–$5,123.84 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Destruct Neu Facet W Imag Guid L/S Sngl | $1,996.80 | $3,072.00 | $307.20–$3,072.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Bil Destruct Neu Facet W Imag Guid L/S Sngl | $6,460.90 | $9,939.84 | $1,713.52–$4,062.56 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $641.25, median $1,776.25, highest $1,996.80 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,776.25. 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 4 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64635 ($2,685.07). 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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKDESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $177.67 | file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKDESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $229.95 | file |