Freeing the Sciatic Nerve

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 64712

Frees the sciatic nerve — the thick nerve running from the buttock down the back of the thigh — from scar tissue, tight bands, or other tissue pressing on it, working through an open incision. Taking the pressure off lets the nerve recover and eases the burning pain, numbness, and weakness it was causing. The nerve itself is not cut.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing the Sciatic Nerve cost?

$4,872

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,872 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

18% physician fee82% facility fee

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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$891	$661 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$3,981	$1,820 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,550Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,188

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $758.58 Median $3,548.13 Typical High $9,332.54	Facility	Global	$758.58	$3,548.13	$9,332.54
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,089.30 Median $5,128.61 Typical High $11,220.18	Facility	Global	$2,089.30	$5,128.61	$11,220.18
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $912.01 Median $1,659.59 Typical High $4,786.30	Facility	Global	$912.01	$1,659.59	$4,786.30
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $97.72 Median $97.72 Typical High $97.72	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$97.72	$97.72	$97.72
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,445.44 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$1,445.44	$3,981.07	$9,120.11

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.4 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CA $6,565SD $1,018

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.