2,870 licensed dental providers on record, refreshed monthly from the federal registry. The Medicaid floors below come from the official state fee-for-service schedule, published without a stated effective date; figures reflect the current edition (view the source document). Practice costs index at 0.917 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $26.60 | $40 | $55 | $85 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $34.20 | $66 | $92 | $143 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $86.45 | $106 | $147 | $213 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | No published floor | $46 | $64 | $93 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $62.70 | $92 | $128 | $186 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $43.70 | $96 | $133 | $206 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $404.70 | $627 | $871 | $1,350 | |
| Root canal, molar | $599.45 | $845 | $1,174 | $1,820 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,354 | $1,880 | $2,914 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $72.20 | $129 | $179 | $277 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $138.70 | $218 | $303 | $470 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $3,924.45 | $3,763 | $5,227 | $7,056 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $142.50 | $168 | $234 | $363 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $66.50 | $106 | $147 | $228 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $48.45 | $69 | $96 | $149 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $36.10 | $53 | $73 | $113 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $19.95 | $33 | $46 | $71 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $28.50 | $36 | $50 | $78 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $65.55 | $102 | $142 | $220 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $76.95 | $129 | $179 | $277 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $65.55 | $139 | $193 | $299 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $80.75 | $165 | $229 | $355 | |
| Ceramic crown | No published floor | $924 | $1,284 | $1,990 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | No published floor | $760 | $1,055 | $1,635 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | No published floor | $198 | $275 | $426 | |
Floor. Official Arkansas Medicaid fee-for-service dental schedule, current edition, no stated effective date. View the source document.
Bands. Modeled: the national median billed charge for each procedure, scaled by the Arkansas geographic cost index (0.917 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.