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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Arizona 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?

$3,044

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,044 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$372 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,623Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,479
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $589

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Arizona 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 feeArizona $3,044 · 25th 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.