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Destroying a Facial Pain Nerve at the Skull Base

California rates for HCPCS 64610

A needle is guided through the cheek to the small opening at the base of the skull where branches of the main facial sensation nerve pass, with x-ray imaging used to confirm the position. The nerve branches are then destroyed to stop severe, electric-shock-like facial pain. It is used when medicines no longer control the pain.

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th–90th $1,288$13,1830%10%10th90th$4,467Professionalmedian $851 · 10th–90th $417$1,5490%5%10%10th90th$851$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61