Surgery and procedures CPT 64635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Windom, MN — inpatient

In Windom, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level as an inpatient: from $1,212.44 to $1,212.44, with a median of $1,212.44. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,102.45 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 3, 2026 and Feb 3, 2026.

Lowest$1,212.44Windom Area Hospital
Median$1,212.44half pay less
Highest$1,212.44in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Windom, MN.

median
Lowest $1,212.44Highest $2,683.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Windom Area Hospital lowest Windom, MN · (507) 831-2400 ANES 64635 DESTROY LUMB SAC FACET JNT $1,212.44 $1,783.00 $181.82–$802.35 32% Feb 3, 2026
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Windom Area Hospital Windom, MN · (507) 831-2400 SURG 64635 DESTROY NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FACET SNGL LMBR/SACRAL $2,683.96 $3,947.00 $1,499.47–$3,694.39 32% Feb 3, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,212.44, median $1,212.44, highest $1,212.44.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,212.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.