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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain cost?

$2,691

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,691 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$871$525 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,698 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,890Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$2,691

$871 physician + $1,820 facility

CO $4,968MT $1,567

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.