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Deepening The Gum Groove To Help Dentures Fit

Wyoming 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?

$4,786

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $5,754.

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 $12,023 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $18,621Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $6,026
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $4,786

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 2nd of 51

$4,786

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.