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Deepening the Front Gum Groove of the Mouth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 40840

Deepens the groove between the lip and the gum ridge at the front of the mouth by repositioning the soft tissue and letting it heal at a lower level. When that groove is shallow there is too little ridge for a denture to grip, so it lifts and slips. Creating more height gives the denture a stable seat.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deepening the Front Gum Groove of the Mouth cost?

$9,027

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,027 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$2,570$1,950 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$4,467 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,570

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$9,027

$2,570 physician + $6,457 facility

AK $9,027MT $2,148

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.