Occipital nerve block cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $536.00 to $1,361.00, with a median of $718.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $182.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $680.40 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Nerve Block Inj Occipital Nerve Ac | $536.00 | $536.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Nerve Block Inj Occipital Nerve Ac | $718.00 | $718.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $997.00 | $997.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Inject Anes Agent Occipital Nerve | $997.00 | $997.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Inject Anes Agent Occipital Nerve | $1,259.00 | $1,259.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Inject Anes Agent Occipital Nerve | $1,361.00 | $1,361.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Nerve Block Inj Occipital Nerve Ac | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $536.00, median $718.00, highest $1,361.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $718.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.