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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Idaho 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,291$1,862 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,020 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,388
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $2,291

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$10,715.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53
20 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
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$2,399

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.