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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Maryland 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.

How much does Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis cost?

$2,692

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $3,090.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,259Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $5,623
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$14,454.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,495.41
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in Arkansas. 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$2,692

CA $7,079AR $2,188

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.