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Destruction Of A Peripheral Nerve For Pain Relief

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 64640

A nerve outside the spine is deliberately destroyed so it can no longer carry pain signals. This may be done with a chemical agent, with heat, or with radiofrequency energy delivered through a needle placed at the nerve. It is generally reserved for ongoing pain from a specific nerve that has not settled with other treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Peripheral Nerve For Pain Relief cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$112 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$794 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,266Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $100 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $191

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
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$209

MN $417ME $195

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.