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Abdominal Wall Nerve Block, One Side

Maine rates for HCPCS 64486

A clinician injects numbing medicine into the muscle layer of the abdominal wall to block the nerves that carry pain signals from the belly area on one side of the body. Imaging guidance, such as ultrasound, is typically used to place the injection precisely. This is often used to control pain after abdominal surgery or as part of managing pain from an abdominal condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Wall Nerve Block, One Side cost?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $148.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,514Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $58 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $105

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
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 42nd of 51

$107

CA $245KY $87.10

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.