Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 12 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $799.80 to $4,822.35, with a median of $1,482.30. The lowest listed price is at Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton and 4 other hospitals — $682.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,982.30 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,482.30, is 43% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Neurolysis Facet Lumbosacral 1 Joint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.80 | $7,998.00 | $255.17–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Neurolysis Facet Lumbosacral 1 Joint+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $799.80 | $7,998.00 | $255.17–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Neurolysis Facet Lumbosacral 1 Joint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.80 | $7,998.00 | $255.17–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Neurolysis Facet Lumbosacral 1 Joint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.80 | $7,998.00 | $255.17–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Neurolysis Facet Lumbosacral 1 Joint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.80 | $7,998.00 | $255.17–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,482.30 | $1,647.00 | $279.99–$6,908.53 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,482.30 | $1,647.00 | $437.11–$7,390.68 | 10% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,921.00 | $7,817.10 | $776.00–$6,253.68 | 75% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,996.00 | $7,817.10 | $776.00–$7,582.59 | 74% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,499.60 | $5,384.00 | $206.24–$6,382.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $4,270.50 | $6,570.00 | $242.11–$6,570.00 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $4,822.35 | $7,419.00 | $2,078.45–$7,334.42 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,249.40 | $8,076.00 | $206.24–$7,672.20 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,406.40 | $9,856.00 | $242.11–$9,856.00 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $7,233.85 | $11,129.00 | $2,078.45–$11,002.13 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $12,205.86 | — | $699.43–$5,424.64 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $799.80, median $1,482.30, highest $4,822.35 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,499.60. 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 12 of 12 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.
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