Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $784.25 to $8,022.05, with a median of $3,311.40. The lowest price is at Witham Memorial Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 10.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,311.40, is 27% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- Indiana ranks 34th 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$784.25Witham Memorial Hospital
Median$3,311.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,022.05in Indiana
Lowest saves$2,527.15vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $784.25 | $1,120.35 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $913.50 | $1,305.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,440.33 | $6,235.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC DEST NRV LUMB/SACR SGL | $1,572.12 | $4,764.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGENT LUMBAR SACRAL SINGLE | $1,640.40 | $2,734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $1,814.40 | $2,268.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Destruction by neurolytic agent, paravertebral facet joint nerve(s), with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT); lumbar or sacral, single facet joint | $1,879.20 | $3,132.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Destruction by neurolytic agent, paravertebral facet joint nerve(s), with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT); lumbar or sacral, single facet joint | $1,879.20 | $3,132.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center one side Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt | $2,032.55 | $3,127.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center one side Plymouth · Plymouth, IN HC Destruction by Neurolytic Agent W/Imaging Guidance Lumbar/Sacral Lt | $2,032.55 | $3,127.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN DSTR LS FA JT FLCT | $2,055.00 | $8,987.60 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Destroy lumb/sac facet jnt | $2,199.40 | $3,142.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,268.09 | $8,400.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI IR 64635 Rhizotomy Lumbar Single | $2,505.75 | $3,855.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN FACET JNT DESTRUCT L/S+IM UNI | $3,311.40 | $5,519.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,336.96 | $12,359.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,587.15 | $16,231.46 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital Washington · Washington, IN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $3,591.70 | $5,131.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC IR Rfa Facet Jt Lum/Sac | $3,663.20 | $4,579.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN DESTRUCT NEU FACET W IMAG GUID L/S SNGL | $4,167.60 | $6,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Faxet Jnt | $4,504.37 | $5,004.86 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $6,166.00 | $22,837.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $8,022.05 | $9,437.70 | Oct 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 12 | $784.25 | $3,311.40 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $2,268.09 | $4,217.04 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $2,032.55 | $2,269.15 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 2 | $1,879.20 | $1,879.20 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $2,055.00 | $2,055.00 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1 | $3,336.96 | $3,336.96 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $3,663.20 | $3,663.20 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $2,199.40 | $2,199.40 |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,572.12 | $1,572.12 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $8,022.05 | $8,022.05 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $3,587.15 | $3,587.15 |
| Plymouth, IN | 1 | $2,032.55 | $2,032.55 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $913.50 | $913.50 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $1,640.40 | $1,640.40 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $3,591.70 | $3,591.70 |
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
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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
- Hawaii$1,240.20
- Idaho$2,415.00
- Illinois$2,751.45
- 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.