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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Iowa 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 $5,012 · 10th–90th $3,388$7,9430%10%20%10th90th$5,012Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th–90th $2,455$16,2180%10%20%10th90th$4,074$200.0$500.0$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
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,248.07