Occipital nerve block cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $421.92 to $820.00, with a median of $618.63. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill and 1 other hospital — $196.71 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $669.90 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $421.92 | $879.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $421.92 | $879.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $421.92 | $879.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc 64405 Inj Anes/Ster Grtr Occipital Nerve | $618.50 | $1,237.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJECTION GR OCCIP NERVE -FAC | $618.63 | $1,213.00 | $727.80–$970.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - INJECTN GR OCCIP NERVE | $618.63 | $1,213.00 | $727.80–$970.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $683.28 | $1,314.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM | $683.28 | $1,314.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Inj Anes > Occipital Nerve | $730.00 | $730.00 | $183.96–$1,008.00 | — | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INJ GRTR OCCIPITAL NERVE | $820.00 | $1,025.00 | $82.00–$1,123.87 | 20% | — source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $421.92, median $618.63, highest $820.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $706.64. 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 3 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.