Occipital nerve block cost in New York
In New York, 87 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $53.28 to $4,881.00, with a median of $473.55. The lowest price is at Auburn Community Hospital (Auburn). The highest price is 91.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $473.55, is 12% below the US median of $540.00.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- New York ranks 22nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 32 of 87 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$53.28Auburn Community Hospital
Median$473.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,881.00in New York
Lowest saves$420.27vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Community Hospital lowest Auburn · Auburn, NY INJ ANESTHESIA AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL | $53.28 | $697.73 | Jan 19, 2025 source file |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Injection, Anesthetic Agent/Greater Occipital Nerve | $91.09 | $337.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $99.70 | $181.27 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $99.70 | $181.27 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $99.70 | $181.27 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| OConnor Hospital Delhi · Delhi, NY HC Injection, Anesthetic Agent/Greater Occipital Nerve | $108.81 | $403.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville · Gloversville, NY INJECTION FOR NERVE BLOCK, GR | $123.20 | $154.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Oneonta · Oneonta, NY HC Injection, Anesthetic Agent/Greater Occipital Nerve | $126.72 | $469.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STERIOD; | $158.00 | $158.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT(S) AND/OR STERIOD; | $158.00 | $158.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY HC Inj Anesth G Occip Nerve | $192.00 | $320.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $218.01 | $1,147.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $218.01 | $1,147.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $218.01 | $1,147.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $218.01 | $1,147.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $218.01 | $1,147.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $245.78 | $307.23 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $245.78 | $307.23 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC INJECTION ANESTHETIC AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $291.80 | $448.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $311.00 | $311.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 64405-Inject Nerve Block Great Occipital | $313.60 | $873.25 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION ANESTHETIC AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $332.02 | $510.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION ANESTHETIC AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $332.02 | $510.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION ANESTHETIC AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $332.02 | $510.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $869.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $869.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $869.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $869.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $869.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, ANESTHETIC AGENT; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $349.32 | $1,059.12 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $353.66 | $505.23 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC N BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL | $366.16 | $563.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY Njx aa&/strd gr ocpl nrv | $375.84 | $931.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY CPT 64405 | $383.16 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Nerve Block Occipital | $408.00 | $408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Nerve Block Occipital | $408.00 | $408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION ANESTHETIC AGENT GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $408.64 | $510.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $436.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $473.55 | $861.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY INJ ANES GREATR OCCIPTAL NERVE | $477.00 | $584.43 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $480.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $533.01 | $815.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY N. BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL | $554.00 | $554.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $561.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Njx Aa&/Strd Gr Ocpl Nrv | $616.70 | $881.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $639.00 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Injection, Greater Occipital Nerve | $639.00 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $655.81 | $655.81 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $658.00 | $658.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center one side Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $679.90 | $1,046.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $691.08 | $886.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Block Occipital Nerve | $886.07 | $886.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $999.83 | $999.83 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Inject Nerv Blck,Great Occiptl | $1,006.58 | $1,830.15 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL | $1,008.00 | $1,008.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJ GREATER OCC NERVE | $1,077.00 | $1,077.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,109.40 | $1,849.00 | — source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $1,213.00 | $1,213.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $1,213.00 | $1,213.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Kingston · Kingston, NY INJ ANESTH GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,234.00 | $1,234.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital Margaretville · Margaretville, NY INJ ANESTH GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,234.00 | $1,234.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $1,359.15 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $1,359.15 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyoming County one side Warsaw · Warsaw, NY INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID INTO UPPER NECK AND BACK OF HEAD NERVE | $1,365.00 | $1,950.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,375.00 | $1,375.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID INTO UPPER NECK AND BACK OF HEAD NERVE | $1,614.00 | $1,614.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC N Block Inj, Occipital | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC N Block Inj, Occipital | $1,916.00 | $1,916.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Anesth Occipital Nerve | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Njx Anes Grter Occipital Nrv - 64405 | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Anesth Occipital Nerve | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Njx Anes Grter Occipital Nrv - 64405 | $2,520.00 | $2,800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ER INJ ANES AGT OR STEROID GREATR OCCIPITAL | $3,488.00 | $1,126.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Community Hospital Port Jervis · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 64405 - INJECTION FOR NERVE BLOC | $3,647.00 | $3,647.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 64405 - INJECTION FOR NERVE BLOC | $3,647.00 | $3,647.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 64405 - INJECTION FOR NERVE BLOC | $3,647.00 | $3,647.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ER INJ ANES AGT OR STEROID GREATR OCCIPITAL | $3,934.00 | $1,126.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ER INJ ANES AGT OR STEROID GREATR OCCIPITAL | $3,965.00 | $1,126.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ ANES AGT OR STEROID GREATR OCCIPITAL | $4,122.00 | $1,126.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ ANES AGT OR STEROID GREATR OCCIPITAL | $4,881.00 | $1,126.00 | Feb 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 38 | $158.00 | $441.16 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $332.02 | $422.32 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 7 | $353.66 | $639.00 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 4 | $383.16 | $2,430.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $99.70 | $245.78 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 3 | $408.00 | $691.08 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $99.70 | $99.70 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $554.00 | $616.95 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $192.00 | $283.92 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $91.09 | $91.09 |
| Auburn, NY | 1 | $53.28 | $53.28 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $291.80 | $291.80 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $408.00 | $408.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $245.78 | $245.78 |
| Delhi, NY | 1 | $108.81 | $108.81 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $311.00 | $311.00 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $123.20 | $123.20 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $473.55 | $473.55 |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $1,234.00 | $1,234.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $658.00 | $658.00 |
| Margaretville, NY | 1 | $1,234.00 | $1,234.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $1,006.58 | $1,006.58 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $366.16 | $366.16 |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $126.72 | $126.72 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,375.00 | $1,375.00 |
| Warsaw, NY | 1 | $1,365.00 | $1,365.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $1,008.00 | $1,008.00 |
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
- Iowa$544.00
- 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
- 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.