go back

Extensive Surgery To Rebuild The Gum Ridge For Dentures

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 40845

This surgery reshapes the tissue around the tooth-bearing ridge of the jaw and repositions the muscle attachments in the mouth, combined in a single, more extensive procedure to create a better foundation for wearing dentures. It is generally reserved for cases where the ridge and surrounding tissue need significant rebuilding, more than a simpler adjustment would address. The goal is to improve the fit and stability of a denture afterward.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extensive Surgery To Rebuild The Gum Ridge For Dentures cost?

$6,256

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,239 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,413 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,965Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $5,623
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$6,256

$3,020 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $12,311KY $3,892

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.