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Cutting The Sympathetic Nerve Chain

Oregon 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,413 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,380 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $977 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,951
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,862professional $1,905

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
12 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
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$1,905

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.