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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Idaho 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,169$3,890 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,288 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,898Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $5,012
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $4,169

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$4,074

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.