Occipital nerve block cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $101.80 to $274.52, with a median of $241.80. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center — $140.00 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $327.95 at 22 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID INTO UPPER NECK AND BACK OF HEAD NERVE | $101.80 | $1,018.00 | $293.77–$1,173.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $202.50 | $270.00 | $148.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $202.50 | $270.00 | $148.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Occipital Nerve Block | $237.25 | $365.00 | $44.33–$564.48 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Inj Anes Gtr Occipital Nerve Mlp | $246.35 | $379.00 | $42.72–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $274.52 | $784.35 | $196.09–$3,352.67 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $274.52 | $784.35 | $196.09–$3,138.90 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Inj Anes Gtr Occipital Nerve Pf | $289.90 | $446.00 | $42.72–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Inj Anes Gtr Occiptal Nerve | $1,157.00 | $1,780.00 | $297.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $101.80, median $241.80, highest $274.52 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $274.52. 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 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64405 ($554.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OKOccipital Nerve Block Mlp | $35.10 | file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKNJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $35.28 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OKOccipital Nerve Block Pf | $40.95 | file |