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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Hawaii 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$457 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,738 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,495Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,388
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $3,162

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 18th of 51

$3,162

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.