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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

South Dakota 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 $3,715 · 10th–90th $2,239$6,0260%20%10th90th$3,715Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th–90th $2,239$7,5860%10%10th90th$4,169$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,370.32