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Destroying a Facial Pain Nerve at the Skull Base

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$851

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $1,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,138Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$851

AK $2,089KY $562

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.