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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Indiana 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?

$6,799

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,799 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$490$355 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$3,631 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,471Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $302 to $891
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $490

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $6,799 · 1st 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.