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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

Utah 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?

$3,904

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,904 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$479 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,239 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,026Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,455
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $741

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
$478.63
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $3,904 · 14th 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.