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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Washington, DC 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.

How much does Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis cost?

$2,692

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $3,715.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $2,570

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
$2,137.96
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in Arkansas. 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$2,692

CA $7,079AR $2,188

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.