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Tooth Nerve Vitality Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS D0460

A simple in-office test to check whether the nerve and blood supply inside a tooth are still alive and healthy, often using a cold stimulus, an electrical tester, or another method to see how the tooth responds. It helps determine whether a tooth needs root canal treatment or other care.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tooth Nerve Vitality Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $29.51.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $43Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $45
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $21professional $28

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Minnesota than in South Dakota. 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 Carolina· 11th of 51

$26.92

MN $75.86SD $10.96

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.