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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Michigan 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 $4,898 · 10th–90th $2,630$6,9180%20%40%10th90th$4,898Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th–90th $2,239$5,4950%10%20%10th90th$3,162$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,413.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,890.45
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69