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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Maine 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$2,692 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$1,202 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,818Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $3,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 15th of 51

$3,311

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.