Continuous lumbar plexus nerve block by catheter, posterior approach at Blessing Hospital

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR INJECTION AA&/STRD LUMBAR PLEXUS CONT NFS CATH

Quincy, IL

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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $158 is 86% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 9% of the 1,631 hospitals reporting CPT 64449. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 64449 at Blessing Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
2	Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both	$62	$62	—	—	—	$62 – $62
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both	$62	$62	—	—	—	$62 – $62
4	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
6	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
7	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$151	$151	—	—	—	$151 – $151
9	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
10	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
13	Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
14	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
15	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
18	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
20	Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
21	Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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