Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $875.32 to $3,131.79, with a median of $1,387.88. The lowest price is at Banner Heart Hospital (Mesa). The highest price is 3.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,387.88, is 47% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Arizona ranks 4th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 64635. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$875.32Banner Heart Hospital
Median$1,387.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,131.79in Arizona
Lowest saves$512.56vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital one side lowest Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $875.32 | $3,093.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center one side Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL RT | $952.64 | $3,093.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $1,021.65 | $2,919.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $1,057.81 | $3,093.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $1,094.92 | $3,093.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $1,122.76 | $3,093.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $1,196.99 | $3,093.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,578.77 | $8,770.93 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $1,682.08 | $2,951.01 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South one side Tucson · Tucson, AZ DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL RT | $2,372.17 | $3,093.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC DESTRUCT NEUROLYTIC AGENT,PARVERTEB FCT JNT NERVE(S),W IMG GU | $2,380.30 | $3,662.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,396.28 | $4,700.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Destruction by neurolytic agent, paravertebral facet joint nerve(s), with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT); lumbar or sacral, single facet joint | $2,691.86 | $4,486.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ FACET JT NRV L/S DEST SNG | $3,131.79 | $8,335.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 7 | $875.32 | $1,094.92 |
| Tucson, AZ | 3 | $1,122.76 | $1,578.77 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $1,021.65 | $1,856.76 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $1,682.08 | $1,682.08 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $2,380.30 | $2,380.30 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What lumbar radiofrequency ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar radiofrequency ablation explained.
Radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level in other states
- Alabama$1,683.45
- Alaska$3,383.17
- Arkansas$1,662.70
- California$4,751.00
- Colorado$2,982.04
- Connecticut$6,005.70
- Delaware$2,976.96, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$3,277.48, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,380.80
- Georgia$2,085.50
- Hawaii$1,240.20
- Idaho$2,415.00
- Illinois$2,751.45
- Indiana$3,311.40
- Iowa$2,385.24
- Kansas$1,972.95
- Kentucky$1,929.20
- Louisiana$1,018.60
- Maine$1,763.10
- Maryland$584.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$3,115.90
- Michigan$2,430.40
- Minnesota$2,131.25
- Mississippi$1,229.20
- Missouri$1,806.35
- Montana$1,410.65
- Nebraska$2,331.00
- Nevada$1,437.66, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,410.38
- New Jersey$3,813.00
- New Mexico$2,067.90, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,409.80
- North Carolina$3,002.66
- North Dakota$2,636.10
- Ohio$3,335.00
- Oklahoma$1,776.25
- Oregon$2,856.75
- Pennsylvania$2,982.30
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$4,773.00, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$3,921.33
- South Dakota$3,784.00
- Tennessee$1,541.40
- Texas$2,963.07
- Utah$3,130.89, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,840.00
- Virginia$2,747.50
- Washington$3,163.40
- West Virginia$2,197.00
- Wisconsin$2,474.81
- Wyoming$1,961.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.