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Nerve ablation inside lower spine bones, first 2 levels

CPT 64628the billing code this page is about

Heat destruction of the nerve inside the vertebral body of the lower spine to treat back pain; this code covers the first one or two vertebral bodies treated.

Hospitals typically charge $15,112 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 631 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $14,056. Most fall between $4,350 and $24,125 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
631
States
45
Filings dated
Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 631 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,268$5,339$15,112$22,049$27,860

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 22× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,268 vs $27,860).

How the prices are spread

$996 – $1,429: 38 hospitals$996$1,429 – $2,052: 19 hospitals$2,052 – $2,946: 16 hospitals$2,052$2,946 – $4,230: 22 hospitals$4,230 – $6,073: 41 hospitals$4,230$6,073 – $8,719: 41 hospitals$8,719 – $12,518: 61 hospitals$8,719$12,518 – $17,972: 134 hospitals$17,972 – $25,802: 118 hospitals$17,972$25,802 – $37,044: 79 hospitals$25,802median $15,112price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (569 of 631 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$996$1,42938
$1,429$2,05219
$2,052$2,94616
$2,946$4,23022
$4,230$6,07341
$6,073$8,71941
$8,719$12,51861
$12,518$17,972134
$17,972$25,802118
$25,802$37,04479

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$13,117
Median cash price$15,112
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.15×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $15,112.

Alaska: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceVTNew Hampshire: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $15,250 across 12 hospitalsID$15,250Montana: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $4,190 across 27 hospitalsMN$4,190Illinois: median $4,000 across 25 hospitalsIL$4,000Wisconsin: median $9,680 across 35 hospitalsWI$9,680Michigan: median $11,500 across 19 hospitalsMI$11,500New York: median $15,226 across 39 hospitalsNY$15,226Massachusetts: median $23,384 across 16 hospitalsMA$23,384Oregon: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,146 across 15 hospitalsIA$1,146Indiana: median $1,900 across 23 hospitalsIN$1,900Ohio: median $18,075 across 57 hospitalsOH$18,075Pennsylvania: median $15,168 across 14 hospitalsPA$15,168New Jersey: median $14,242 across 33 hospitalsNJ$14,242Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $24,556 across 40 hospitalsCA$24,556Utah: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $6,770 across 18 hospitalsCO$6,770Nebraska: median $4,223 across 10 hospitalsNE$4,223Missouri: median $10,293 across 15 hospitalsMO$10,293Kentucky: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $7,348 across 18 hospitalsWV$7,348Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $10,889 across 11 hospitalsTN$10,889North Carolina: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOKLouisiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: median $6,105 across 12 hospitalsMS$6,105Alabama: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $15,112 across 48 hospitalsTX$15,112Florida: median $21,779 across 42 hospitalsFL$21,779
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $15,112. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA40$24,556+62%$22,958 – $27,798
Massachusetts MA16$23,384+55%$2,682 – $39,951
Florida FL42$21,779+44%$13,407 – $24,459
Ohio OH57$18,075+20%$9,908 – $29,119
Idaho ID12$15,250+1%$7,000 – $19,343
New York NY39$15,226+1%$13,784 – $16,885
Pennsylvania PA14$15,1680%$14,596 – $24,246
Texas TX48$15,1120%$15,112 – $21,249
New Jersey NJ33$14,242−6%$5,339 – $16,611
Michigan MI19$11,500−24%$704 – $17,654
Tennessee TN11$10,889−28%$10,889 – $12,779
Missouri MO15$10,293−32%$6,200 – $29,829
Wisconsin WI35$9,680−36%$5,200 – $21,616
West Virginia WV18$7,348−51%$6,332 – $18,920
Colorado CO18$6,770−55%$6,770 – $18,802
Mississippi MS12$6,105−60%$4,767 – $8,939
Nebraska NE10$4,223−72%$1,591 – $15,680
Minnesota MN27$4,190−72%$863 – $7,522
Illinois IL25$4,000−74%$1,057 – $26,989
Indiana IN23$1,900−87%$1,057 – $2,994
Iowa IA15$1,146−92%$1,146 – $1,146
Georgia GA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oklahoma OK9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $15,112.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care535$15,112$4,917 – $24,246
Children’s1fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access91$6,430$2,086 – $21,616
Ownership
For-profit72$14,569$5,575 – $21,779
Government75$10,889$2,637 – $18,324
Non-profit480$15,112$4,881 – $24,459
System affiliation
Part of a system556$15,112$4,917 – $24,459
Independent75$11,362$1,742 – $22,517

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$22,168
Median cash price$15,112
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

390 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $15,112 and the average of the middle 60% is $15,323; most fall between $5,200 and $24,459.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 390 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,137$6,770$15,112$22,958$27,836

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 24× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,137 vs $27,836).

Of the 435 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 390 gave a usable cash price; 37 carried a plausibility flag, 2 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 6 a list price only.

How complete is this

631 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (16%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 710 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted631
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here50
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded3
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded8
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded18
Hospitals that filed this code710

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic nervous system procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Thermal Dstrj Intraosseous Bvn 1st 2 Lmbr/Sac.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Nerve ablation inside lower spine bones, first 2 levels (CPT 64628) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-64628-nerve-ablation-inside-lower-spine-bones-first-2-levels