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Muscle Flap Reconstruction Of The Leg Or Foot

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 15738

This is a reconstructive surgery technique that moves a section of muscle, along with the skin and tissue above it, from a nearby area to cover and repair a wound or defect in the thigh, lower leg, or foot. The moved tissue keeps its own blood supply intact throughout the move.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Muscle Flap Reconstruction Of The Leg Or Foot cost?

$6,045

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,045 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$1,122 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,818 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,512
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,786professional $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feePennsylvania $6,045 · 21st of 50
IN $11,463DE $1,955

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.