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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Kansas 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?

$3,317

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,317 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$562$479 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,586Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $339 to $977
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $562

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
$812.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $3,317 · 19th 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.