Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $1,020.00 to $11,368.00, with a median of $2,982.04. The lowest price is at Melissa Memorial Hospital (Holyoke). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,982.04, is 14% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- Colorado ranks 29th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,020.00Melissa Memorial Hospital
Median$2,982.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,368.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,962.04vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Memorial Hospital lowest Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $1,020.00 | $1,275.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center one side Greeley · Greeley, CO DST NRV LUMB/SAC FL/CT GD SGL LT | $1,368.71 | $3,062.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGENT LUMBAR OR SACRAL, SINLE FACET JOINT | $1,466.62 | $4,190.34 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO DESTROY LUMB SAC FACET JNT SNG | $2,059.90 | $5,149.75 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,098.07 | $3,496.78 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital one side Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $2,784.32 | $4,972.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC NRV DEST FAC LUM SGL W/IMG | $2,933.77 | $3,667.21 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC NRV DEST FAC LUM SGL W/IMG | $2,933.77 | $3,667.21 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC NRV DEST FAC LUM SGL W/IMG | $2,933.77 | $3,667.21 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital one side Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC CT FACET RHIZOTOMY L OR SACRAL SPINE UNILATERAL SINGLE LEVEL | $3,030.30 | $4,329.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Rhizotomy, L/S Facet,Single | $4,798.00 | $4,798.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Destroy lumb/sac facet jnt | $9,495.58 | $9,495.58 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital one side Durango · Durango, CO DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $11,368.00 | $11,368.00 | Mar 16, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 5 | $1,466.62 | $5,071.14 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $2,059.90 | $2,078.98 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $2,784.32 | $2,907.31 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $5,071.14 | $5,071.14 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $11,368.00 | $11,368.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $2,933.77 | $2,933.77 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $2,933.77 | $2,933.77 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $1,368.71 | $1,368.71 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $9,495.58 | $9,495.58 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $2,933.77 | $2,933.77 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $4,798.00 | $4,798.00 |
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
- Arizona$1,387.88
- Arkansas$1,662.70
- California$4,751.00
- 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.