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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$2,399 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$776 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,026Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $2,455

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
11 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
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$2,455

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.