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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

New Jersey 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?

$6,505

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,505 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$617$372 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,890 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,715Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,399
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,888professional $617

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
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New Jersey 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 feeNew Jersey $6,505 · 2nd 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.