Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $478.80 to $3,541.30, with a median of $1,240.20. The lowest price is at Queens Medical Center - West Oahu (Ewa Beach) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,240.20, is 52% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Hawaii ranks 3rd 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$478.80Queens Medical Center - West Oahu + 2 more
Median$1,240.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,541.30in Hawaii
Lowest saves$761.40vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu one side lowest Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $478.80 | $684.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center one side lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $478.80 | $684.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa one side lowest Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $478.80 | $684.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea · Urban Honolulu, HI SC DSTR FACET JNT NRV;W/IMG L/S;SNGLE-TECH | $1,240.20 | $2,067.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI SC DSTR FACET JNT NRV;W/IMG L/S;SNGLE-TECH | $1,260.00 | $2,100.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,525.50 | $2,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $3,541.30 | $5,059.00 | Mar 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 6 | $478.80 | $859.50 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 1 | $3,541.30 | $3,541.30 |
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
- Arizona$1,387.88
- 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
- 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.