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Destruction Of A Peripheral Nerve For Pain Relief

Maine 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $324.

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 $295 · 10th to 90th $138 to $575Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $112 to $457
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $195

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
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 51st of 51

$195

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.