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Nerve Block Injection At The Sciatic Nerve

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 64445

This is an injection of numbing medicine around the sciatic nerve, the large nerve running from the lower back through the buttock and down the back of the leg, used to numb the leg for surgery or to help control pain. It is typically given with the help of ultrasound or another imaging technique to guide needle placement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Block Injection At The Sciatic Nerve cost?

$135

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $170.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,074Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $135

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$135

MN $245HI $120

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.