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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Kansas 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 $4,266 · 10th–90th $1,950$10,4710%5%10th90th$4,266Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th–90th $2,291$3,8900%20%10th90th$2,818$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
$2,818.38
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80