3,395 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 July 1, 2025 (view the source document). Practice costs index at 0.938 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $18.19 | $40 | $56 | $87 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $26.15 | $68 | $94 | $146 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $56.85 | $108 | $150 | $218 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $27.30 | $48 | $66 | $96 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $51.16 | $94 | $131 | $190 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $25.44 | $98 | $136 | $211 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $269.81 | $642 | $891 | $1,381 | |
| Root canal, molar | $415.53 | $865 | $1,201 | $1,862 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | $1,078.94 | $1,385 | $1,923 | $2,981 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $55.18 | $132 | $183 | $284 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $97.23 | $223 | $310 | $480 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $3,172.88 | $3,850 | $5,347 | $7,218 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $102.35 | $172 | $239 | $370 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $61.41 | $108 | $150 | $232 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $42.27 | $71 | $98 | $152 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $28.99 | $54 | $75 | $116 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $16.91 | $34 | $47 | $73 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $24.15 | $37 | $52 | $81 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $51.06 | $104 | $145 | $225 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $57.86 | $132 | $183 | $284 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $57.86 | $142 | $197 | $305 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $80.35 | $168 | $234 | $363 | |
| Ceramic crown | $469.79 | $945 | $1,313 | $2,035 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $522 | $777 | $1,079 | $1,672 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $122.82 | $202 | $281 | $436 | |
Floor. Official Iowa Medicaid fee-for-service dental schedule, effective July 1, 2025. View the source document.
Bands. Modeled: the national median billed charge for each procedure, scaled by the Iowa geographic cost index (0.938 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.