Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Sidney, MT
In Sidney, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $767.81 to $767.81, with a median of $767.81. Across Montana, the median is $1,291.05 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 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 Sidney, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 DESTROY LUMB SAC FACET JNT | $767.81 | $1,240.00 | $1,128.40–$1,240.00 | 38% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 PF 64635 DESTRUCT NRV LUM SACRA | $767.81 | $1,240.00 | $177.66–$1,178.00 | 38% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $767.81, median $767.81, highest $767.81.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $767.81. 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 and 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64635 ($2,388.48). 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.
| Sidney Health Center Sidney, MTSURG 64635 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $197.53 | file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney, MTSURG 64635 DESTROY NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FACET SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $197.53 | file |