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Muscle Transfer For Facial Paralysis

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Muscle Transfer For Facial Paralysis cost?

$4,452

Typical total for the visit. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,452 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,288 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,995 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,162
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,498.45
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,498.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeWashington $4,452 · 36th of 49
IN $11,233WV $2,000

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.