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Destruction Of A Peripheral Nerve For Pain Relief

Ohio 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$135 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$550 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $195 to $8,913Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $105 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $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
$177.83
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$219

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.