Occipital nerve block cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $359.45 to $2,445.00, with a median of $892.00. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $892.00, is 65% above the US median of $540.00.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Massachusetts ranks 44th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 31 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$359.45The Mercy Hospital
Median$892.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,445.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$532.55vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital one side lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $359.45 | $553.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA N block inj occipital | $373.00 | $373.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Nerve Block Inj Occipital Nerve Ac | $536.00 | $536.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $545.51 | $1,212.25 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $563.23 | $1,251.63 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $576.00 | $1,280.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $588.70 | $841.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INJ OCCIPTAL | $654.00 | $872.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $680.40 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Njx Anes Grter Occipital Nrv | $717.94 | $755.73 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Njx Anes Grter Occipital Nrv | $717.94 | $755.73 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Njx Anes Grter Occipital Nrv | $717.94 | $755.73 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Nerve Block Inj Occipital Nerve Ac | $718.00 | $718.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Injection Aa&/Strd Greater Occipital Nerve | $839.30 | $1,199.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $884.00 | $884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Inject Nerv Blck-Great Occiptl | $892.00 | $1,784.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Inject Nerv Blck-Great Occiptl | $892.00 | $1,784.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Inject Nerv Blck-Great Occiptl | $892.00 | $1,784.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $994.00 | $994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,002.00 | $1,002.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INJ; AA/STRD OCCIPITAL NRV | $1,094.80 | $1,564.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INJECTION OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,164.14 | $1,164.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,169.00 | $1,169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,279.00 | $1,279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Inj Anes Agent, Occipital Nerv | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Inject Anes Agent Occipital Nerve | $1,361.00 | $1,361.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INJECTION OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,411.11 | $1,411.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,743.00 | $1,743.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,807.00 | $1,807.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $2,167.00 | $2,167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | Apr 1, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $545.51 | $994.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $892.00 | $1,028.07 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $717.94 | $717.94 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $536.00 | $718.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $359.45 | $366.22 |
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
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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
- Iowa$544.00
- Kansas$399.10
- Kentucky$441.99
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$299.85
- Maryland$559.09, 4 hospitals
- 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.