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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Alaska rates for HCPCS 64605

Treatment for severe facial nerve pain. A needle is passed to the point at the base of the skull where the branches of the main facial sensation nerve pass through an opening in the bone, and a substance is injected that destroys the pain-carrying fibers so the attacks stop.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain cost?

$2,358

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$631 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$525 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,715
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $977professional $1,380

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $2,358 · 32nd of 50
IN $6,799WV $1,112

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.