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Extensive Surgery To Rebuild The Gum Ridge For Dentures

South 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?

$4,973

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,973 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 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$1,585$1,259 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,738 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $1,585

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
$1,445.44
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
11 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
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54

Where South 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

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$4,973

$1,585 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.