Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $273.70 to $4,589.00, with a median of $2,330.85. The lowest price is at McLaren Caro Region (Caro) and 6 other hospitals. The highest price is 16.8× the lowest.
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 23, 2026.
Lowest$273.70McLaren Caro Region + 6 more
Median$2,330.85half pay less
Highest$4,589.00in Michigan
Lowest saves$2,057.15vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Caro Region lowest Caro · Caro, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan lowest Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint lowest Flint · Flint, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing lowest Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region lowest Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Destruct Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt Sgl 64635 | $273.70 | $547.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI SP Destruct Neurolytic Agent Paravertebral Facet Joint W/Image Guidance; Lumbar/Sacral, Single 64635 | $432.50 | $865.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SP Destruct Neurolytic Agent Paravertebral Facet Joint W/Image Guidance; Lumbar/Sacral, Single 64635 | $432.50 | $865.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI SP Destruct Neurolytic Agent Paravertebral Facet Joint W/Image Guidance; Lumbar/Sacral, Single 64635 | $432.50 | $865.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SP Destruct Neurolytic Agent Paravertebral Facet Joint W/Image Guidance; Lumbar/Sacral, Single 64635 | $432.50 | $865.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $468.00 | $780.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 64635 F BL DES L/S W/ GD | $604.15 | $1,208.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,150.50 | $1,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,150.50 | $1,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,150.50 | $1,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,290.00 | $1,290.00 | — source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT BIL (PC-2600) | $1,767.15 | $2,079.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI DES LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,131.50 | $2,842.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI DESTROY PARAVERTEBRAL NERVE L/S | $2,306.50 | $4,707.15 | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Destruct Pvb Fj W/Img Lumbar/Sacral: Single | $2,355.20 | $5,888.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI DESTRUC LUMB/SAC SNGL W/IMAGE | $2,430.40 | $4,340.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB DESTR W/NEUROLYTIC AGENT PARVERT FCT SGL LUMB/SACR | $2,685.07 | $3,363.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Destruction Lum/Sac Facet Sngl | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Destruction Lum/Sac Facet Sngl | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Destruction Lum/Sac Facet Sngl | $3,375.00 | $3,375.00 | — source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI DES LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $3,586.50 | $4,782.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,589.00 | $4,589.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Dstr Nrolytic Agnt Parverteb Fct Singl Lmbr/Sacral | $4,589.00 | $4,589.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 17 | $273.70 | $2,685.07 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 5 | $1,290.00 | $4,565.00 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $468.00 | $1,387.25 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $2,355.20 | $2,355.20 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $432.50 | $432.50 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,150.50 | $1,150.50 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $1,150.50 | $1,150.50 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $1,150.50 | $1,150.50 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $432.50 | $432.50 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $4,565.00 | $4,565.00 |
| Traverse City, MI | 1 | $1,767.15 | $1,767.15 |
What it is
Radiofrequency ablation uses heat to disable the small nerves that carry pain from lower back facet joints, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.
Radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level in other states
- Alabama$4,574.15
- Alaska$2,879.21
- Arizona$2,388.29
- Arkansas$1,595.13
- California$4,056.77
- Colorado$5,071.14
- Connecticut$1,090.00
- Delaware$2,976.96
- Florida$3,732.70
- Georgia$4,326.27
- Hawaii$1,250.10
- Idaho$5,383.00
- Illinois$2,300.00
- Indiana$2,127.20
- Iowa$1,024.00
- Kansas$1,785.20
- Kentucky$1,769.06
- Louisiana$930.52
- Maine$1,140.10
- Maryland$787.00
- Massachusetts$2,327.85
- Minnesota$2,102.45
- Mississippi$1,128.60
- Missouri$1,373.78
- Montana$1,372.80
- Nebraska$1,782.36
- Nevada$4,662.10
- New Hampshire$1,052.64
- New Jersey$2,506.08
- New York$2,310.83
- North Carolina$4,272.78
- North Dakota$2,598.00
- Ohio$3,065.25
- Oklahoma$1,681.50
- Oregon$790.40
- Pennsylvania$3,253.33
- Rhode Island$2,184.00
- South Carolina$2,469.40
- South Dakota$2,458.40
- Tennessee$521.13
- Texas$3,101.88
- Utah$2,181.76
- Vermont$1,276.98
- Virginia$2,747.50
- Washington$2,728.32
- West Virginia$2,244.50
- Wisconsin$1,841.22
- Wyoming$2,413.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.