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Deepening The Gum Groove For Dentures

South Dakota 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?

$1,259

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,622.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,259

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
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,259

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.