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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Minnesota 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?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$5,012$4,074 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,570 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,550Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $10,233
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $5,012

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$5,012

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.