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Nerve Destruction for Facial Pain

West Virginia 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?

$1,112

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,112 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$355 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$324 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,413Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $302 to $708
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $562professional $550

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
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $1,112 · 50th 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.