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Extensive Surgery To Rebuild The Gum Ridge For Dentures

North Carolina 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?

$5,430

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,430 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$2,042$1,445 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,820 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $2,042

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
13 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
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$5,430

$2,042 physician + $3,388 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.