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Freeing Scar Tissue Inside A Nerve

Michigan rates for HCPCS 64727

Using an operating microscope, the surgeon opens the outer sheath of a nerve and separates the fine bundles inside it from scar tissue that is squeezing them. It is done as part of a larger operation to release a trapped or scarred nerve. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing Scar Tissue Inside A Nerve cost?

$2,237

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,237 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$158 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,259 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,898Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $151 to $282
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 14.6 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMichigan $2,237 · 23rd of 49
NJ $5,093WV $348

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.