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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 October 2026.

How much does Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis cost?

$2,692

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $3,090.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $2,692

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.8 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$2,692

AK $8,128TX $513

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.