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Chemical Nerve Destruction For Face Pain

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 64600

A chemical agent is injected to intentionally damage a branch of the nerve that carries sensation from the face, such as the branch supplying the forehead, cheek, chin, or lower jaw. This is done to block severe, chronic facial pain when other treatments haven't provided relief. The effect is typically not permanent, and the procedure may need to be repeated over time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chemical Nerve Destruction For Face Pain cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$257 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$417 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $263 to $6,607Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $204 to $871
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $389

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
$354.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Michigan. 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.

New Mexico· 45th of 51

$398

CA $1,514MI $372

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.