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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Ohio 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?

$3,216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$363 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,349 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,233Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,148
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $525

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
$630.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $3,216 · 22nd 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.