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Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

How much does Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures cost?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $933.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,288
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kprofessional $759

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,073.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $759 · 51st of 51
WY $2,754KY $759

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.