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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

New Jersey 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 $7,244 · 10th–90th $3,981$11,7490%10%10th90th$7,244Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $2,138$9,5500%20%10th90th$2,570$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K

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
$4,466.84
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61