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Destroying a Facial Pain Nerve at the Skull Base

North Carolina 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?

$977

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $2,138.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $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
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 50

$977

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.