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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Oregon 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?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$4,677$3,715 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,951 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $6,310Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $4,677

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
$5,128.61
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,709.64
12 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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$4,677

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.