Surgery and procedures CPT 64635 Outpatient

Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Salt Lake City, UT

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $2,181.76 to $2,181.76, with a median of $2,181.76.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,181.76University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$2,181.76half pay less
Highest$2,181.76in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Destr Parav Facet Jt Nrv L/S W/Imging Guide Sngl Level $2,181.76 $3,116.80 — 30% —
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Outpatient: lowest $2,181.76, median $2,181.76, highest $2,181.76.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,181.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.