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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

North Carolina 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 $3,802 · 10th–90th $1,698$10,4710%10%10th90th$3,802Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th–90th $2,291$7,7620%20%10th90th$2,692$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
$1,659.59
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$22,908.68