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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

West Virginia 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,660$1,230 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,862 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
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
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$1,698

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.