9,079 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 1.026 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $32.41 | $45 | $62 | $96 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $51.57 | $74 | $103 | $160 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $88.31 | $118 | $164 | $238 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $31.20 | $52 | $72 | $104 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $55.21 | $104 | $144 | $209 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $57.04 | $107 | $149 | $231 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $675.80 | $702 | $975 | $1,511 | |
| Root canal, molar | $937.37 | $945 | $1,313 | $2,035 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,514 | $2,103 | $3,260 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $109.07 | $144 | $200 | $310 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $174.54 | $244 | $339 | $525 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $2,716.29 | $4,211 | $5,848 | $7,895 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $225.20 | $189 | $262 | $406 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $125.91 | $118 | $164 | $254 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $82.39 | $78 | $108 | $167 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $61.72 | $59 | $82 | $127 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $35.46 | $37 | $51 | $79 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $48.25 | $40 | $56 | $87 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $110.02 | $114 | $159 | $246 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $106.82 | $144 | $200 | $310 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $110.02 | $155 | $215 | $333 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $140.59 | $184 | $256 | $397 | |
| Ceramic crown | $717.54 | $1,034 | $1,436 | $2,226 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $710.70 | $850 | $1,180 | $1,829 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $135.08 | $222 | $308 | $477 | |
Floor. Official Colorado 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 Colorado geographic cost index (1.026 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.