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Freeing Scar Tissue Inside A Nerve

North Carolina 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?

$880

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $880 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$182 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$209 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,248Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $166 to $525
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $646professional $234

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
$0.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $880 · 39th 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.