Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $898.20 to $5,850.00, with a median of $1,545.42. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — $647.22 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,331.00 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,545.42, is 41% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR-SACRAL File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $898.20 | $2,994.00 | $1,377.24–$5,178.00 | 70% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,387.50 | $2,775.00 | $1,026.75–$2,719.50 | 50% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,545.42 | $3,594.00 | $387.32–$5,303.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,545.42 | $3,594.00 | $387.32–$5,303.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,545.42 | $3,594.00 | $387.32–$5,303.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,545.42 | $3,594.00 | $387.32–$5,303.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,545.42 | $3,594.00 | $387.32–$5,303.00 | 57% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 SP IR Exam+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $1,712.70 | $5,709.00 | $2,626.14–$5,178.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 SP IR Exam+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $2,055.24 | $5,709.00 | $2,626.14–$5,178.00 | 64% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $4,645.50 | $6,194.00 | $2,017.76–$5,076.00 | 25% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $4,878.00 | $6,504.00 | $2,017.76–$5,076.00 | 25% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $5,850.00 | $9,000.00 | $1,861.61–$23,242.50 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $5,850.00 | $9,000.00 | $1,861.61–$23,242.50 | 35% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR-SACRAL+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $11,121.84 | $30,894.00 | $3,711.00–$21,625.80 | 64% |
Outpatient: lowest $898.20, median $1,545.42, highest $5,850.00 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,545.42. 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.
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