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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Kentucky 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 $3,802 · 10th–90th $794$10,7150%5%10%10th90th$3,802Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $2,188$3,8900%20%10th90th$2,570$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

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
$758.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$14,791.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,677.35