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Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures

Pennsylvania 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$708 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,000 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,607Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $871

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
$724.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$912

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.