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Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm

New York 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 October 2026.

How much does Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$74.13 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,239 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $11,749Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $69 to $316
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$912.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where New York sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Texas than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 51st of 51

$91.20

TX $1,778NY $91.20

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.