Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level as an inpatient: from $1,499.15 to $1,681.50, with a median of $1,499.15. The lowest listed price is at St. John Sapulpa and 3 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,681.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 64635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT RT 8519 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$408.82 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT LT 8518 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT RT 8519 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT RT 8519 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$474.24 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT LT 8518 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$408.83 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT RT 8519 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$408.83 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT LT 8518 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$474.24 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 RF DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT LT 8518 | $1,499.15 | $4,051.75 | $247.60–$408.82 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Destruction Of Lower Or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerves Using Imaging Guidance | $1,681.50 | $4,203.75 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Destruction Of Lower Or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerves Using Imaging Guidance | $1,681.50 | $4,203.75 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 RF DEST LMB/SAC FAC JT BIL 64635 | $2,998.30 | $8,103.50 | $247.60–$408.83 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK RF DEST LMB/SAC FAC JT BIL 64635 | $2,998.30 | $8,103.50 | $247.60 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 RF DEST LMB/SAC FAC JT BIL 64635 | $2,998.30 | $8,103.50 | $247.60–$474.24 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 RF DEST LMB/SAC FAC JT BIL 64635 | $2,998.30 | $8,103.50 | $247.60–$408.82 | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,499.15, median $1,499.15, highest $1,681.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,499.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.