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Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm

California rates for HCPCS 0440T

Destroys a nerve in the arm by freezing it through the skin. A probe is placed through a small puncture, guided by imaging, and cold is applied to the nerve. A branch nerve or one farther out along the limb is targeted.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$170 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,090 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $13,490Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,995
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$426.58
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Colorado than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $3,715 · 2nd of 51
CO $3,981SC $195

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.