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Free Muscle Flap For Facial Paralysis

Virginia 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$2,884$2,570 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,514 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,413Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $3,981
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,884

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
$3,019.95
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$2,884

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.