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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

New Hampshire 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$4,365$3,090 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,259 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,311Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $4,365

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$3,715

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.