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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Arizona 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 $4,074 · 10th–90th $1,778$7,9430%5%10%10th90th$4,074Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th–90th $2,138$14,1250%20%10th90th$2,692$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45