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Muscle Transfer For Facial Paralysis

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 15845

A nearby muscle, kept attached to its own nerve and blood supply, is moved and reattached to the corner of the mouth or another part of a paralysed face. Contracting that muscle then produces movement on the side of the face that no longer moves on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Muscle Transfer For Facial Paralysis cost?

$4,585

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,585 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,096 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,042 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,778
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,349

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Mexico· 18th of 51

$4,585

$1,349 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $9,052FL $2,951

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.