Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $761.43 to $5,426.40, with a median of $3,437.91. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $2,676.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,056.77 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $761.43 | $1,493.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,437.91 | $6,741.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,426.40 | $9,690.00 | $2,360.00–$7,390.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $761.43, median $3,437.91, highest $5,426.40 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,437.91. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.