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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

New Mexico 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?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$2,884 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,000 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,802Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $4,677
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $3,467

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 17th of 51

$3,236

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.