Occipital nerve block cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $353.66 to $886.07, with a median of $639.00. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $285.34 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $359.01 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 64405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $353.66 | $505.23 | $68.97–$1,515.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 INJ ANES GREATR OCCIPTAL NERVE | $477.00 | $584.43 | $242.76–$3,120.00 | 18% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 INJECT ANESTH OCCIPITAL NERVE | $477.00 | $510.16 | $242.76–$3,120.00 | 6% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$958.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$958.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$958.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $15.26–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $639.00 | $639.00 | $15.26–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $15.26–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | $26.14–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Block Occipital Nerve | $886.07 | $886.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $353.66, median $639.00, highest $886.07 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $639.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An occipital nerve block injects numbing medicine, often with a steroid, near the nerves at the back of the head to treat some headaches and migraines.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.