Occipital nerve block cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $72.60 to $3,848.20, with a median of $564.45. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 53.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $564.45, is 5% above the US median of $540.00.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Pennsylvania ranks 31st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 84 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$72.60Meadville Medical Center
Median$564.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,848.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$491.85vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center one side lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $72.60 | $121.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $178.00 | $178.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes Great Occip Nerve | $228.40 | $571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes Great Occip Nerve | $228.40 | $571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes Great Occip Nerve | $228.40 | $571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes Great Occip Nerve | $228.40 | $571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $245.78 | $307.23 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $245.78 | $307.23 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Injection Anesthetic Agent Greater Occipital Nrv | $245.78 | $307.23 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA INJ AA/STRD GR OCCIPITAL NERVE | $254.40 | $424.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $297.00 | $990.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital | $301.00 | $1,155.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital | $313.00 | $1,108.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV | $353.00 | $706.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $360.90 | $401.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $360.90 | $401.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $363.54 | $438.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $370.80 | $412.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $370.80 | $412.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA PN greater occipital nerve blo | $448.56 | $801.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64405 NJX AA&/STRD GR OCPL NRV Tech | $458.45 | $1,919.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC INJ ANESTH GRTR OCCIPITAL NRV | $496.20 | $827.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 64405 Block Nerve Greater Occip | $499.13 | $1,919.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA 64405-Injection AA&/STRD Greater Occipital Nerve | $506.88 | $1,408.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV BLOCK | $522.72 | $1,452.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA 64405 INJ OCCIPITAL NRV ANES AGNT | $524.40 | $874.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA ER INJ ANES/STER GREAT OCCIPIT | $534.80 | $764.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; greater occipital nerve | $546.40 | $1,366.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 64405 Inj Nerve Block Somatic Nerves Tech | $556.32 | $1,919.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Greater Occipital Nerve Block | $560.70 | $801.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $568.20 | $947.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $568.20 | $947.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA INJ ANES OCCIPITAL NERVE | $568.20 | $947.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64405 Inj Nerve Block Somatic Nerves Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA PM Inj Greater Occipital Nerve - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF INJ ANESTHETIC AGT GT OCCIPITAL NERV | $646.20 | $1,077.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $664.80 | $1,108.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $818.51 | $1,063.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S) and/or Steroid Greater Occipital Nerve Rt | $824.20 | $1,268.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $830.28 | $1,122.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $862.13 | $1,181.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $863.94 | $1,122.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $897.56 | $1,181.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES/STER GRTR OCCIP NRV | $908.82 | $1,122.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $945.60 | $1,576.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $951.00 | $1,585.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $1,019.20 | $1,274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $1,019.20 | $1,274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $1,098.40 | $1,373.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ ANES OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,141.20 | $1,902.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA INJ ANES OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,176.00 | $1,960.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC N BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL (ED) | $1,272.00 | $2,544.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA INJECT OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,544.40 | $2,574.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $1,624.80 | $2,708.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center one side Sharon · Hermitage, PA INJ ANES GRTR OCCIP NERVE RT | $1,647.12 | $1,647.12 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL NRV | $1,855.20 | $3,092.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $1,902.00 | $3,170.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ ANES OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,939.20 | $3,232.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $1,959.60 | $3,266.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE | $1,959.60 | $3,266.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK | $2,184.00 | $3,640.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $2,314.40 | $2,893.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $2,314.40 | $2,893.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA ANESTH INJ GREATER OCCIPITAL | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid in Upper Neck and Back of Head Nerve | $3,848.20 | $4,810.25 | Jan 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 20 | $297.00 | $879.84 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $228.40 | $301.00 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $363.54 | $363.54 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $458.45 | $496.20 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $863.94 | $1,176.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $496.20 | $556.32 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $245.78 | $245.78 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $496.20 | $496.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $2,184.00 | $2,879.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $360.90 | $360.90 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $568.20 | $568.20 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $646.20 | $646.20 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $448.56 | $448.56 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $254.40 | $254.40 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1 | $1,098.40 | $1,098.40 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $363.54 | $363.54 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,959.60 | $1,959.60 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $1,019.20 | $1,019.20 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $534.80 | $534.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $506.88 | $506.88 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $546.40 | $546.40 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $2,314.40 | $2,314.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $3,848.20 | $3,848.20 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $72.60 | $72.60 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,959.60 | $1,959.60 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $522.72 | $522.72 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $499.13 | $499.13 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $1,272.00 | $1,272.00 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $496.20 | $496.20 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $568.20 | $568.20 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
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
- New York$473.55
- North Carolina$594.50
- North Dakota$359.78
- Ohio$787.15
- Oklahoma$381.38
- Oregon$371.71
- 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.