Occipital nerve block cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $71.92 to $909.35, with a median of $219.00. The lowest price is at Allen Hospital (Waterloo). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$71.92Allen Hospital
Median$219.00half pay less
Highest$909.35in Iowa
Lowest saves$147.08vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE (REGENEXX) | $71.92 | $89.89 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $180.80 | $226.00 | Jan 28, 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 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Injection Anesthetic Agent and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Lt (Rest Meth II CAH) | $238.00 | $238.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $238.08 | $496.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $243.04 | $496.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR INJ ANESTH/STER GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $318.40 | $398.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS NERVE BLOCK OCCIPITAL/SUBOCCIPITAL | $336.00 | $560.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial 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 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC OCCIPITAL BLOCK STERIOD | $414.12 | $986.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $563.50 | $805.00 | Jul 17, 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 Lt | $647.40 | $996.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton one side Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Lt | $909.35 | $1,399.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $180.80 | $336.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $180.80 | $200.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $243.04 | $366.90 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $71.92 | $359.66 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $238.08 | $238.08 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $388.20 | $388.20 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $563.50 | $563.50 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $196.95 | $196.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $180.80 | $180.80 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $318.40 | $318.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $877.93 | $877.93 |
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.
Occipital nerve block (injection for headaches) in other states
- Alabama$2,414.00
- Alaska$1,035.03
- Arizona$128.00
- Arkansas$240.50
- California$878.80
- Colorado$1,188.92
- Connecticut$305.00
- Delaware$1,205.40
- Florida$1,001.20
- Georgia$783.90
- Hawaii$454.80
- Idaho$818.00
- Illinois$458.90
- Indiana$225.14
- Kansas$387.73
- Kentucky$1,507.37
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$147.85
- Maryland$323.21
- Massachusetts$680.40
- Michigan$582.40
- Minnesota$654.75
- Mississippi$181.25
- Missouri$305.00
- Montana$217.56
- Nebraska$414.12
- Nevada$337.80
- New Hampshire$188.67
- New Jersey$556.41
- New Mexico$409.92
- New York$359.01
- North Carolina$672.99
- North Dakota$459.62
- Ohio$1,062.08
- Oklahoma$327.95
- Oregon$245.60
- Pennsylvania$635.76
- Rhode Island$305.50
- South Carolina$419.75
- South Dakota$714.02
- Tennessee$145.83
- Texas$943.90
- Utah$520.59
- Vermont$179.76
- Virginia$582.00
- Washington$669.90
- West Virginia$366.13
- Wisconsin$446.55
- Wyoming$550.87
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.