Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $428.49 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,018.60. The lowest price is at St Charles Parish Hospital (Luling). The highest price is 52.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,018.60, is 61% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 44 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$428.49St Charles Parish Hospital
Median$1,018.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$590.11vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $428.49 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $539.81 | $2,347.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $564.20 | $806.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $585.00 | $2,250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $630.00 | $2,250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $637.70 | $4,555.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $644.28 | $3,068.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $702.26 | $2,701.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $850.64 | $6,076.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $850.64 | $6,076.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $850.64 | $6,076.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $850.64 | $6,076.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $950.40 | $3,168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $982.52 | $3,509.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA DEST. NERVE LUMB | $997.70 | $1,662.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $1,010.40 | $6,315.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $1,018.60 | $4,630.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $1,172.25 | $2,605.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $1,237.38 | $5,379.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $1,369.72 | $6,226.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction Lower or Sacral Spinal Facet Joint Nerve Using Imaging Guidance | $1,498.23 | $5,549.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 64635 Destruction,neurolytic,paravertebral facet joint nerve,w/imaging;lumb/sac,single facet | $1,638.40 | $2,048.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,776.41 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 64635 - DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,867.28 | $10,796.75 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $1,877.04 | $4,266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $1,892.80 | $5,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC R/F FACET NERVE - LUM/SAC | $2,061.44 | $6,442.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Destruction by neurolytic agent, paravertebral facet joint nerve(s), with imaging guidance (fluorosc | $2,064.35 | $2,978.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,327.60 | $5,819.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA DESTRUCT NERVE LUM/SAC SINGLE | $2,381.72 | $3,402.45 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA RF DEST, FACET JOINT, LUMBAR/SAC, SGL-LT | $3,687.71 | $6,146.18 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $6,110.00 | $6,110.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $428.49 | $996.46 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $539.81 | $702.26 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $1,892.80 | $2,381.72 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $1,877.04 | $1,970.70 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $1,237.38 | $1,506.90 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $2,327.60 | $4,218.80 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $585.00 | $607.50 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $850.64 | $1,358.96 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $997.70 | $997.70 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $564.20 | $564.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,638.40 | $1,638.40 |
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
- Indiana$3,311.40
- Iowa$2,385.24
- Kansas$1,972.95
- Kentucky$1,929.20
- 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.