This procedure injects numbing medication around one additional intercostal nerve, one of the nerves that run along the ribs, beyond the nerve already treated in the same session, billed in addition to the main procedure. It's used when pain relief is needed across more than one rib level, such as after an injury, surgery, or for certain chronic pain conditions.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Intercostal Nerve Block, Additional Level cost?
$33.11
Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$33.11
$25.12 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$977
$794 to $977
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,236Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Facility
Global
$186.21
$186.21
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Professional
Global
$23.44
$32.36
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Facility
Global
$977.24
$977.24
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Professional
Global
$60.26
$95.50
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Professional
50 · Both sides
$50.12
$100.00
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$275.42
Professional
Global
$41.69
$104.71
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Facility
Global
$794.33
$794.33
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Professional
Global
$45.71
$100.00
$363.08
Where Wyoming sits
The same service costs 31.6 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.