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Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures

Alaska rates for HCPCS 40842

Reshapes the groove between the cheek or lip and the gum ridge to deepen it, so that a denture has a stable seat and does not rub or lift. The soft tissue is repositioned and allowed to heal in its new position. It is done when the ridge has flattened with age or after teeth have been lost.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,754$1,778 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,677 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,786
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,754

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
$3,548.13
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,882.50
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
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$20,417.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
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
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$3,548

AK $3,548UT $676

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.