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Tooth Nerve Vitality Test

Nebraska 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 to $27.54.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $316Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $15

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 49th of 51

$14.79

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.