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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $1,950.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$1,479

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.