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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Connecticut 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?

$5,432

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,432 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$646$501 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,802 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $9,550Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,778
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,786professional $646

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $5,432 · 3rd 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.