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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

North Carolina 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?

$1,579

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$479 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$550 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,623Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,514
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $933professional $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
$537.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $1,579 · 46th 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.