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Nerve Destruction Injection, Celiac Plexus

Virginia rates for HCPCS 64680

Deliberately destroys the celiac plexus — a bundle of nerves deep in the upper abdomen that carries pain signals from the pancreas, stomach, and neighbouring organs — by injecting a nerve-destroying agent such as alcohol or phenol into it. Imaging may be used to guide the needle to the right spot. It is used for severe, persistent upper abdominal pain, most often from pancreatic cancer or long-standing pancreatitis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Destruction Injection, Celiac Plexus cost?

$617

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $3,467.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,918Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $339 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $468

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
$218.78
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 40th of 50

$617

NJ $5,888WV $309

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.