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Nerve Freezing Treatment In The Arm

South Dakota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 5 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$251$204 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$316 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,365Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $195 to $316
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $251

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $251 · 40th 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.