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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

South Dakota 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$1,445 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,622 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,898Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,548
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $2,239

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $2,239 · 16th 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.