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Regional Nerve Block Anesthesia

California rates for HCPCS D9212

An injection of local anesthetic near a major nerve trunk to numb a large section of the face or jaw at once, rather than numbing just the area right around one tooth. It's used when a procedure requires numbing a broader region than a standard local injection would cover.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Regional Nerve Block Anesthesia cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$30.20 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$35.48 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $126Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $23 to $166
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $56professional $52

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $53.70 · 22nd of 51
MN $105NY $30.20

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.