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Muscle Graft For Facial Paralysis

Alaska rates for HCPCS 15841

Surgery that places a piece of muscle taken from elsewhere in the body into a face that has been paralysed on one side, to restore movement. The graft is positioned so it can pull the corner of the mouth and cheek, improving symmetry at rest and when smiling. It is used when the face's own muscles can no longer be reactivated.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Muscle Graft For Facial Paralysis cost?

$7,244

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,244 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,244$4,677 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$4,169 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $12,303Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $8,710
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $7,244

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,302.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$7,244

AK $7,244TX $832

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.