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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Ohio 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,413$1,023 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,413 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $851 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $1,413

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
$1,479.11
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
6 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
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$1,445

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.