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Numbing Injection Into The Abdominal Wall (Both Sides)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 64488

An injection of numbing medication, and sometimes a steroid, into the thin plane between layers of the abdominal wall muscles on both sides of the body to block pain signals from that area. It is commonly used to help manage pain after abdominal surgery or for chronic abdominal wall pain.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Numbing Injection Into The Abdominal Wall (Both Sides) cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $229.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $66 to $7,762Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $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. 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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 21st of 51

$145

CA $309KY $110

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.