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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Maryland 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 July 2026.

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

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $1,820.

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

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,981
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,456.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $1,479 · 48th of 51
CA $6,607DE $1,349

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.