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Destroying a Facial Pain Nerve at the Skull Base

Washington, DC 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.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destroying a Facial Pain Nerve at the Skull Base cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $3,162.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $1,096

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
$501.19
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Indiana than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 15th of 50

$2,754

IN $6,310ME $295

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.