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Cutting The Sympathetic Nerve Chain

Delaware rates for HCPCS 64809

Surgery that divides or removes part of the sympathetic nerve chain, a string of nerve bundles running alongside the spine that automatically tightens blood vessels and drives sweating. Interrupting it is done for severe circulation problems, long-standing nerve pain, or excessive sweating.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cutting The Sympathetic Nerve Chain cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $724 from a hospital or other facility.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$813 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$389 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $912

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$912

AK $4,467TX $204

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.