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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Rhode Island 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?

$631

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $813.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,413Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $631 · 39th of 51
CA $2,239KY $537

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.