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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Alaska rates for HCPCS 40844

Surgery that deepens the groove between the lip or cheek and the jaw ridge, giving a denture more ridge to grip. It is done when years without teeth have left the ridge too flat and shallow for a denture to stay in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$4,786$3,162 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$6,166 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $16,596Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,762
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $4,786

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
$2,344.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$14,125.38
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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Alaska sits

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

$6,026

AK $6,026TX $1,148

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.