4,462 licensed dental providers on record, refreshed monthly from the federal registry. The Medicaid floors below come from the official state fee-for-service schedule, effective October 1, 2025 (view the source document). Practice costs index at 0.926 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $20 | $40 | $56 | $87 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $32.80 | $67 | $93 | $144 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $63 | $107 | $148 | $215 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $25.20 | $47 | $65 | $94 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $52.80 | $94 | $130 | $188 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $42 | $96 | $134 | $208 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $477.60 | $634 | $880 | $1,364 | |
| Root canal, molar | $660 | $853 | $1,185 | $1,837 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,367 | $1,898 | $2,942 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $64 | $130 | $181 | $281 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $109.60 | $220 | $306 | $474 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $1,000 | $3,800 | $5,278 | $7,125 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $129.15 | $170 | $236 | $366 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $66.40 | $107 | $148 | $229 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $40 | $70 | $97 | $150 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $29.40 | $53 | $74 | $115 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $26.10 | $33 | $46 | $71 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $26 | $37 | $51 | $79 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $53.60 | $104 | $144 | $223 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $64.90 | $130 | $181 | $281 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $76 | $140 | $194 | $301 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $91.20 | $167 | $232 | $360 | |
| Ceramic crown | $537.60 | $933 | $1,296 | $2,009 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $511.20 | $767 | $1,065 | $1,651 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $108.90 | $200 | $278 | $431 | |
Floor. Official Alabama Medicaid fee-for-service dental schedule, effective October 1, 2025. View the source document.
Bands. Modeled: the national median billed charge for each procedure, scaled by the Alabama geographic cost index (0.926 against a 1.000 national baseline), with the insurer-typical amount modeled at roughly 72 percent of area billed charges. Estimates, not quotes.
The Medicaid floor is the exact fee on the state schedule: the lowest rate a practice accepts for that procedure, and the anchor of the revenue spectrum. Insurer typical models what a commercial plan tends to allow, about 72 percent of area billed charges. Private-pay p50 and p90 are modeled billed-charge bands: the national median scaled by the state cost index, and the top of the usual range. Where a practice actually lands depends on its payer mix. The floor is owned data; the bands are estimates.