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Destruction Of A Peripheral Nerve For Pain Relief

Minnesota 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 6 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$389$245 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$589 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,162Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $174 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $389

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
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,511.89
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
$251.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$417

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.