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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Utah 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.

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th–90th $1,862$11,2200%10%10th90th$6,026Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th–90th $1,096$3,5480%10%10th90th$1,549$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89