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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Texas 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 $3,467 · 10th–90th $1,096$10,9650%5%10%10th90th$3,467Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th–90th $2,042$4,6770%10%10th90th$2,754$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$16,595.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$22,908.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94