58,313 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 1.082 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $15 | $47 | $65 | $101 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $25 | $78 | $108 | $167 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $40 | $125 | $173 | $251 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $18 | $55 | $76 | $110 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $25 | $109 | $151 | $219 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $45 | $113 | $157 | $243 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $216 | $740 | $1,028 | $1,593 | |
| Root canal, molar | $331 | $997 | $1,385 | $2,147 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,597 | $2,218 | $3,438 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $41 | $152 | $211 | $327 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $85 | $257 | $357 | $553 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $750 | $4,440 | $6,167 | $8,325 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $50 | $199 | $276 | $428 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $55 | $125 | $173 | $268 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $40 | $82 | $114 | $177 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $30 | $63 | $87 | $135 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $6 | $39 | $54 | $84 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $22 | $43 | $60 | $93 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $39 | $121 | $168 | $260 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $57.21 | $152 | $211 | $327 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $39 | $163 | $227 | $352 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $48 | $194 | $270 | $418 | |
| Ceramic crown | $340 | $1,091 | $1,515 | $2,348 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | No published floor | $896 | $1,244 | $1,928 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | No published floor | $234 | $325 | $504 | |
Floor. Official California 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 California geographic cost index (1.082 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.