Occipital nerve block cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 14 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $76.85 to $820.97, with a median of $515.00. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital — $438.15 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $446.55 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 64405 INJECTION FOR NERV | $76.85 | $145.00 | $80.56 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 64405 INJECTION FOR NERV | $76.85 | $145.00 | $80.56 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 INJECT NERVE OCCIPITAL | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | $442.90–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC INJECT GREATER OCCIPITAL | $820.97 | $1,549.00 | $364.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC INJECT GREATER OCCIPITAL | $820.97 | $1,549.00 | $364.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC INJECT GREATER OCCIPITAL | $820.97 | $1,549.00 | $364.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC INJECT GREATER OCCIPITAL | $820.97 | $1,549.00 | $364.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro both sides Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 INJ NERVE OCCIPITAL BILATERAL | $1,030.00 | $2,060.00 | $885.80–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha both sides Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 INJ NERVE OCCIPITAL BILATERAL | $1,030.00 | $2,060.00 | $885.80–$3,500.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $76.85, median $515.00, highest $820.97 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,030.00, median $1,030.00, highest $1,030.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $515.00. 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 10 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.