Occipital nerve block cost in Great Bend, KS
In Great Bend, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $352.75 to $542.50, with a median of $447.63. The lowest listed price is at Great Plains of Ellinwood — $94.88 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $374.00 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 64405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 20, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Great Bend, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains of Ellinwood lowest Ellinwood, KS Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $352.75 | $415.00 | $290.50 | 15% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Great Plains of Ellinwood lowest Ellinwood, KS Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $352.75 | $415.00 | $290.50 | 15% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington, KS · (620) 653-2114 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $542.50 | $775.00 | $316.00–$713.00 | 30% | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $352.75, median $447.63, highest $542.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $352.75. 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 1 of 2 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.