Occipital nerve block cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $65.60 to $2,079.95, with a median of $544.00. The lowest price is at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission (Charles City). The highest price is 31.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $544.00, is about the same as the US median of $540.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Iowa ranks 29th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 61 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 64405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.60Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission
Median$544.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,079.95in Iowa
Lowest saves$478.40vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City · Charles City, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $65.60 | $164.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $122.40 | $204.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $145.50 | $194.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $146.40 | $183.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $168.00 | $210.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $177.00 | $236.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $188.00 | $188.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $196.95 | $303.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $212.10 | $303.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $216.84 | $417.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $223.20 | $496.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Njx Aa&/Strd Gr Ocpl Nrv | $238.00 | $238.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $239.20 | $299.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $248.00 | $496.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $255.00 | $340.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA INJ OCCIPITAL N | $303.03 | $356.50 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $313.00 | $313.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS HEADACHE INJ ANES AGENT | $336.00 | $560.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $341.90 | $526.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $342.40 | $428.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS NC NERVE BLOCK OCCIPITAL/SUBOCCIPITAL | $352.80 | $588.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $355.00 | $355.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $358.40 | $448.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Inj Greater Occipital Nerve | $366.90 | $1,223.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS NERVE BLOCK OCCIPITAL/SUBOCCIPITAL | $388.20 | $647.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $390.00 | $650.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $394.20 | $438.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $417.00 | $695.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $423.98 | $986.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $457.60 | $572.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $544.00 | $544.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $573.60 | $717.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $580.30 | $829.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $616.50 | $685.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $620.00 | $775.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $620.80 | $776.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $628.71 | $1,103.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA NERVE BLOCK OCCIPITAL SUBOCCIPITAL | $634.00 | $634.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $647.40 | $996.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $650.45 | $813.06 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center one side Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Lt | $679.90 | $1,046.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $728.11 | $910.13 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $758.80 | $1,084.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $774.11 | $967.63 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $826.40 | $1,033.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $826.50 | $870.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 64405 INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STEROID; GRE | $877.93 | $1,478.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $896.56 | $1,601.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $902.00 | $902.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center one side Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $909.35 | $1,399.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $959.02 | $1,198.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $968.80 | $1,211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,092.60 | $1,365.75 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,092.60 | $1,365.75 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT, GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,171.10 | $1,673.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT, GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,171.10 | $1,673.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,194.47 | $1,493.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,194.47 | $1,493.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Lt | $1,399.00 | $1,399.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,548.95 | $1,936.18 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $2,079.95 | $2,599.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 5 | $168.00 | $650.45 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $216.84 | $647.40 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $336.00 | $352.80 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $248.00 | $366.90 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $620.80 | $1,350.38 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $1,171.10 | $1,171.10 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $239.20 | $239.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $758.80 | $758.80 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $355.00 | $355.00 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $342.40 | $342.40 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $417.00 | $417.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $177.00 | $177.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,548.95 | $1,548.95 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $1,399.00 | $1,399.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $65.60 | $65.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $394.20 | $394.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $223.20 | $223.20 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $544.00 | $544.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $388.20 | $388.20 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $580.30 | $580.30 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $146.40 | $146.40 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $728.11 | $728.11 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $959.02 | $959.02 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $774.11 | $774.11 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $968.80 | $968.80 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $303.03 | $303.03 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $616.50 | $616.50 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $313.00 | $313.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $896.56 | $896.56 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $212.10 | $212.10 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $358.40 | $358.40 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $634.00 | $634.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,092.60 | $1,092.60 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $196.95 | $196.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,194.47 | $1,194.47 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $902.00 | $902.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $457.60 | $457.60 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $341.90 | $341.90 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $573.60 | $573.60 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $826.50 | $826.50 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $628.71 | $628.71 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $877.93 | $877.93 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What occipital nerve block is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Occipital nerve block explained.
Occipital nerve block (injection for headaches) in other states
- Alabama$475.75
- Alaska$820.50
- Arizona$367.76
- Arkansas$410.30
- California$878.80
- Colorado$706.16
- Connecticut$804.10
- Delaware$1,205.40, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$421.95, 3 hospitals
- Florida$904.61
- Georgia$868.80
- Hawaii$1,472.10
- Idaho$406.20
- Illinois$520.00
- Indiana$604.29
- Kansas$399.10
- Kentucky$441.99
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$299.85
- Maryland$559.09, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$892.00
- Michigan$517.00
- Minnesota$611.82
- Mississippi$273.48
- Missouri$380.10
- Montana$293.55
- Nebraska$424.00
- Nevada$342.60
- New Hampshire$381.98
- New Jersey$1,345.00
- New Mexico$400.50
- New York$473.55
- North Carolina$594.50
- North Dakota$359.78
- Ohio$787.15
- Oklahoma$381.38
- Oregon$371.71
- Pennsylvania$564.45
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$939.43
- South Carolina$729.00
- South Dakota$762.00
- Tennessee$288.45
- Texas$427.05
- Utah$538.58
- Vermont$511.49
- Virginia$549.60
- Washington$663.00
- West Virginia$366.75
- Wisconsin$462.15
- Wyoming$491.23
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.