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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Michigan 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?

$3,473

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,473 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$407 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $813 to $5,248Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $331 to $977
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $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
$812.83
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $3,473 · 18th 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.