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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

New Mexico 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?

$2,369

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$631$417 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$676 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $437 to $9,120Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,820
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,738professional $631

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
$676.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $2,369 · 31st 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.