Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $346.24 to $4,871.82, with a median of $2,131.25. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 14.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,131.25, is 18% below the US median of $2,606.00.
- Minnesota ranks 16th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$346.24Community Memorial Hospital
Median$2,131.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,871.82in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,785.01vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MDA PRAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT | $346.24 | $541.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI DEST LUMB/SAC FAC JT | $750.40 | $1,072.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,018.92 | $1,514.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Destroy Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $1,019.98 | $3,923.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FACET SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,060.50 | $1,515.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,379.50 | $2,463.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,379.50 | $2,463.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,379.50 | $2,463.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,379.50 | $2,463.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,380.46 | $2,465.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $1,434.98 | $3,578.50 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $1,538.80 | $1,831.91 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FACET SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,702.38 | $5,007.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,754.83 | $3,655.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,754.83 | $3,655.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DSTR PARAVERT FACET JT NRV W FLUORO LMBR/SAC | $1,754.83 | $3,655.90 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Destroy Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $1,767.17 | $2,897.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $1,825.85 | $2,809.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 64635 DESTRUCT FACET JOINT;LUMB/SAC;SINGLE | $1,872.68 | $3,075.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $2,019.34 | $3,257.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $2,056.35 | $3,902.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $2,056.35 | $3,902.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Xr Destruction of L S Facet Nerve Jts | $2,086.24 | $3,835.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,102.45 | $5,243.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,102.45 | $5,243.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,102.45 | $5,243.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,102.45 | $5,243.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,102.45 | $5,243.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN DESTRCT VERTEBRAL,LUMB/SAC;SGL | $2,160.04 | $3,414.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,223.89 | $3,464.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,228.28 | $5,243.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $2,228.28 | $5,243.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN XR CT FACET DESTRUCT BY NEUROLYTIC LUMB SACR SNGL LVL W GUIDANCE | $2,339.72 | $4,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN TX RM 64635 DESTROY LUMB SAC FACET JNT | $2,400.40 | $2,824.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,458.62 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARV | $2,496.08 | $3,515.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,583.90 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,583.90 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,583.90 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 64635 DESTROY NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FACET SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,683.96 | $3,947.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $2,717.98 | $6,778.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN SURG 64635 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,769.00 | $4,260.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $2,893.18 | $3,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $3,153.67 | $7,864.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Xr Destruction of L S Facet Nerve Jts | $3,156.20 | $3,835.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $3,272.72 | $3,719.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN FL RFA Spine MBB L-S w/Imaging | $3,319.00 | $7,939.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC DESTRUCT PARVERTEB FACET SINGL LUMBAR/SACRAL | $3,342.42 | $7,864.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 64635 DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $3,480.00 | $4,350.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Xr CT Facet Destruct by Neurolytic Lumb Sacr Sngl Lvl W Guidance | $4,871.82 | $6,747.67 | Feb 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $750.40 | $2,056.35 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 9 | $346.24 | $2,583.90 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $2,228.28 | $2,496.08 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,018.92 | $1,360.65 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,379.50 | $2,349.25 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $1,380.46 | $1,770.25 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $2,893.18 | $2,893.18 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $2,339.72 | $2,339.72 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $3,480.00 | $3,480.00 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $2,223.89 | $2,223.89 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,825.85 | $1,825.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,538.80 | $1,538.80 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $2,893.18 | $2,893.18 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $2,893.18 | $2,893.18 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,060.50 | $1,060.50 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $1,767.17 | $1,767.17 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $2,400.40 | $2,400.40 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $1,379.50 | $1,379.50 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $3,272.72 | $3,272.72 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $1,872.68 | $1,872.68 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $2,893.18 | $2,893.18 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $2,769.00 | $2,769.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $2,019.34 | $2,019.34 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $3,156.20 | $3,156.20 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $4,871.82 | $4,871.82 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $2,683.96 | $2,683.96 |
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
- Louisiana$1,018.60
- Maine$1,763.10
- Maryland$584.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$3,115.90
- Michigan$2,430.40
- 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.