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Targeted Nerve Lesion For Severe Facial Pain

Vermont rates for HCPCS 61791

A needle procedure that uses precise three-dimensional targeting to destroy a small bundle of pain-carrying nerve fibers deep in the brainstem. It is used for severe facial pain that has not settled with medicines or other treatments.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Targeted Nerve Lesion For Severe Facial Pain cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,862.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,138Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,413

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 34th of 51

$1,413

AK $4,677TX $708

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.