go back

Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Montana 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,890$2,692 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,548 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,365Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,571
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $3,890

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$4,074

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.