Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Pikeville, TN
In Pikeville, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,009.19 to $1,009.19, with a median of $1,009.19. Across Tennessee, the median is $521.13 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 25, 2026 and Jan 25, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health Pikeville, TN · (423) 447-2112 HC Dest W/Neuro Agnt Lumb/Sac Sngl Jt | $1,009.19 | $3,492.00 | $431.26–$2,793.60 | 71% | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,009.19, median $1,009.19, highest $1,009.19.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,009.19. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64635 ($2,684.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Erlanger Health Pikeville, TNPR DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $247.96 | file |