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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Ohio 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,660 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$794 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $2,344

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
$2,884.03
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$2,344

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.