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Facet joint nerve radiofrequency ablation, lumbar/sacral, single joint cost in Minnesota
Compare cash prices for facet joint nerve radiofrequency ablation, lumbar/sacral, single joint at hospitals, clinics and other providers.
Typical cash price
In Minnesota
From 73 hospital and 0 clinic prices in Minnesota.
Nationwide typical: $2,847 (most listed prices $1,014–$5,955).
Usually included: the facility fee + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.
Good to know: Each additional joint is add-on 64636, which is not part of the single-joint bundle.
Cheapest in Minnesota
Total price
Facet joint nerve radiofrequency ablation, lumbar/sacral, single joint
The facility fee + the doctor's fee
How totals are compared
Every total covers the same bundle: the facility fee + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.
In Minnesota, from 73 providers. Most listed prices: $1,424–$3,400.
Cheapest totals nearby
- Glacial Ridge Health System$652Hospital · GlenwoodEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- Community Memorial Hospital Association$853Hospital · CloquetEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- $888
- Mayo Clinic Health System OwatonnaLower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointRead only$162Source: Mayo Clinic Health System Owatonna price file · checked Oct 2026
- $407Source: Cuyuna Regional Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026
- $458Source: Hennepin Healthcare price file · checked Oct 2026
- $145est. $652 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Glacial Ridge Health System price file · checked Oct 2026 - Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalLower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointRead only$849Source: Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026
- Community Memorial Hospital AssociationLower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointScan only$346est. $853 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Community Memorial Hospital Association price file · checked Oct 2026 - $382est. $888 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Mille Lacs Health System price file · checked Oct 2026 - $420est. $926 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Winona Health Services price file · checked Oct 2026 - $430est. $937 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Sibley Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - Minnesota Valley Health Center Inc.Lower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointScan only$463est. $970 total
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Minnesota Valley Health Center Inc. price file · checked Oct 2026 - Children's Minnesota - Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgical CenterLower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointScan only$1,085
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Children's Minnesota - Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgi price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Northern Itasca Hospital DistrictLower back facet joint nerve ablation with imaging, 1 jointScan only$1,107
The radiologist read is billed separately.
Source: Northern Itasca Hospital District price file · checked Oct 2026
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