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Freeing Scar Tissue Inside A Nerve

New York 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?

$3,455

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,455 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$174 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,820 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,413Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $646
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $219

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
$239.88
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$912.01
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03

Where New York 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 feeNew York $3,455 · 8th 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.