Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in New York
In New York, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $272.87 to $8,408.20, with a median of $3,409.80. The lowest price is at Auburn Community Hospital (Auburn). The highest price is 30.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,409.80, is 31% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- New York ranks 38th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 65 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$272.87Auburn Community Hospital
Median$3,409.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,408.20in New York
Lowest saves$3,136.93vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Community Hospital lowest Auburn · Auburn, NY DEST NEUROLYTIC AGENT LUMB SINGL JOINT | $272.87 | $1,186.24 | Jan 19, 2025 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $485.39 | $814.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DESTRUCTION LUMBAR/SACRAL JNT | $697.56 | $4,695.97 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,543.64 | $2,205.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,658.87 | $3,016.13 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,658.87 | $3,016.13 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,658.87 | $3,016.13 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $1,706.94 | $2,610.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $1,923.08 | $3,496.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $1,995.02 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION NEUROLYTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT NERVE | $2,310.83 | $5,218.37 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR_SACRAL | $2,407.40 | $3,703.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY CPT 64635 | $2,437.56 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyoming County one side Warsaw · Warsaw, NY DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $2,646.00 | $3,780.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,711.00 | $2,711.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital one side Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $3,305.25 | $3,305.25 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,337.95 | $6,069.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY DEST LUMB/SAC FACET JNT W IMG | $3,409.80 | $5,683.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destroy Lumb/Sac Sngl Facet Jnt | $3,420.00 | $3,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $3,649.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,813.00 | $3,813.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,813.00 | $3,813.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Destroy Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $3,909.74 | $4,887.18 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Destroy Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $3,909.74 | $4,887.18 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $3,934.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,122.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,122.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $4,144.00 | $4,144.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT NRV_SNGL JNT LUMBAR_SACRAL W IMAGE GUIDE | $4,220.26 | $6,492.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC 64635l Neurlytc Paravrt L/S 1l | $4,225.00 | $4,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC 64635l Neurlytc Paravrt L/S 1l | $4,225.00 | $4,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC 64635l Neurlytc Paravrt L/S 1l | $4,225.00 | $4,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC 64635l Neurlytc Paravrt L/S 1l | $4,225.00 | $4,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Kingston · Kingston, NY DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,290.00 | $4,290.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital Margaretville · Margaretville, NY DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,290.00 | $4,290.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 64635 - DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $4,313.00 | $4,313.00 | Apr 22, 2025 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Destroy Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $4,600.00 | $4,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Rfa Lumb/Sac Facet Jnt | $4,600.00 | $4,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $5,247.90 | $6,174.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR_SACRAL | $5,482.43 | $8,434.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT NRV_SNGL JNT LUMBAR_SACRAL W IMAGE GUIDE | $5,482.43 | $8,434.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $5,858.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC DESTRUCTION BY NEUROLYTIC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT NRV_SNGL JNT LUMBAR_SACRAL W IMAGE GUIDE | $5,885.82 | $7,357.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Rfa Nerve Lumbar Or Sacral | $6,342.15 | $6,342.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $6,376.50 | $6,376.50 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DES NEUR,PAR FCT,L/S SGL W/IMG | $7,285.00 | $7,285.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $8,408.20 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 33 | $1,205.81 | $2,310.83 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 7 | $697.56 | $4,225.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 5 | $485.39 | $5,482.43 |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $1,658.87 | $2,784.30 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $1,658.87 | $1,658.87 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $3,409.80 | $4,004.90 |
| Auburn, NY | 1 | $272.87 | $272.87 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $4,220.26 | $4,220.26 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $4,600.00 | $4,600.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $3,909.74 | $3,909.74 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $3,337.95 | $3,337.95 |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $4,290.00 | $4,290.00 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $2,437.56 | $2,437.56 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $2,711.00 | $2,711.00 |
| Margaretville, NY | 1 | $4,290.00 | $4,290.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $1,923.08 | $1,923.08 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $2,407.40 | $2,407.40 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $4,144.00 | $4,144.00 |
| Warsaw, NY | 1 | $2,646.00 | $2,646.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $6,376.50 | $6,376.50 |
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
- 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
- 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.