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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 15842

Microsurgery that transfers a muscle from elsewhere in the body into a paralysed face along with its own artery, vein, and nerve. Those vessels are reconnected under a microscope so the muscle keeps its blood supply, and the nerve is wired to a source of signal so the muscle can contract and produce a smile. It is used for long-standing facial paralysis where the original muscles can no longer recover.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th–90th $1,905$12,8820%5%10%10th90th$5,248Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th–90th $2,188$7,5860%20%10th90th$3,020$20.0$200.0$2.0K$20.0K$200.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60