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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Missouri 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 $4,074 · 10th–90th $1,778$8,3180%10%10th90th$4,074Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th–90th $2,291$6,3100%10%20%10th90th$2,818$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07