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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Nebraska 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,754 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$5,754$3,802 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,380 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,511Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $5,754

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
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$4,571

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.