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Cutting The Sympathetic Nerve Chain

North Dakota 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,660 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$1,023 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $2,188

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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$2,138

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.