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Cutting of the Greater Occipital Nerve

New York rates for HCPCS 64744

This procedure cuts or removes a segment of the greater occipital nerve, which runs from the back of the skull up into the scalp, to relieve chronic pain in that area when other treatments have not worked. It is used for persistent occipital neuralgia, a condition causing sharp or throbbing pain at the base of the skull and scalp. Because the nerve is cut, the area it serves may become permanently numb.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting of the Greater Occipital Nerve cost?

$4,954

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,954 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$589$468 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,630 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $776 to $9,120Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,585
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $589

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
$630.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,778.28
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New York sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew York $4,954 · 11th of 50
IN $7,274MD $861

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.