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Freeing Scar Tissue Inside A Nerve

Virginia 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?

$1,018

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,018 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$182 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$229 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,079Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $166 to $813
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $794professional $224

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
$208.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,018 · 38th 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.