Lumbar radiofrequency ablation cost in Washington
In Washington, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for radiofrequency ablation of facet joint nerves, lower back, one level: from $744.90 to $7,870.20, with a median of $3,163.40. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,163.40, is 21% above the US median of $2,606.00.
- Washington ranks 33rd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$744.90Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$3,163.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,870.20in Washington
Lowest saves$2,418.50vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 64635 Destruction,neurolytic,paravertebral facet j | $744.90 | $1,146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $2,300.57 | $3,539.34 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,454.20 | $3,506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $2,636.80 | $2,929.78 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,728.32 | $5,684.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,728.32 | $5,684.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DSTR NROLYTC AGNT PARVERTEB FCT SNGL LMBR/SACRAL | $2,728.32 | $5,684.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,150.90 | $3,501.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC AN DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT | $3,175.90 | $4,886.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT - FAC | $3,182.91 | $6,241.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville · Othello, WA HC DES PARVERTEB LUM/SAC SINGLE W/IMG | $3,259.50 | $4,346.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Dstr Nrolytc Agnt Parverteb Fct Sngl Lmbr/Sacral | $3,590.30 | $5,129.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $3,865.86 | $7,159.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $5,793.60 | $7,242.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC DESTROY LUMB/SAC FACET JNT W/IMAGING | $6,640.00 | $8,300.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA DESTRUCTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINAL FACET JOINT NERVES USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE FACET JOINT | $7,870.20 | $12,108.00 | Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 5 | $2,728.32 | $2,728.32 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $3,175.90 | $5,523.05 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $3,865.86 | $3,865.86 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $2,636.80 | $2,636.80 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $2,300.57 | $2,300.57 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $6,640.00 | $6,640.00 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $3,259.50 | $3,259.50 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $5,793.60 | $5,793.60 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $2,454.20 | $2,454.20 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $3,150.90 | $3,150.90 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $744.90 | $744.90 |
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
What lumbar radiofrequency ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar radiofrequency ablation explained.
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
- 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
- West Virginia$2,197.00
- Wisconsin$2,474.81
- Wyoming$1,961.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.