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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Colorado 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?

$5,160

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,160 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$417 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,318 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,710Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,122
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $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
$870.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,801.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $5,160 · 5th 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.