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Muscle Graft For Facial Paralysis

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Muscle Graft For Facial Paralysis cost?

$1,820

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $3,388.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,239
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,129professional $1,778

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,820 · 45th of 51
CA $7,079DE $1,549

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.