4,086 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 January 1, 2026 (view the source document). Practice costs index at 0.963 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $36.88 | $42 | $58 | $90 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $64.13 | $69 | $96 | $149 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $81.46 | $111 | $154 | $223 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | No published floor | $48 | $67 | $97 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $77.23 | $97 | $135 | $196 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $79.43 | $101 | $140 | $217 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $455.84 | $659 | $915 | $1,418 | |
| Root canal, molar | $642.31 | $888 | $1,233 | $1,911 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,421 | $1,974 | $3,060 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $107.04 | $135 | $188 | $291 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $176.12 | $229 | $318 | $493 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $4,281 | $3,952 | $5,489 | $7,410 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $158.85 | $177 | $246 | $381 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | No published floor | $111 | $154 | $239 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $65 | $73 | $101 | $157 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $47.41 | $55 | $77 | $119 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $32.88 | $35 | $48 | $74 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $34.54 | $38 | $53 | $82 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $101.25 | $107 | $149 | $231 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $129.98 | $135 | $188 | $291 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $101.25 | $145 | $202 | $313 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $111.20 | $174 | $241 | $374 | |
| Ceramic crown | No published floor | $971 | $1,348 | $2,089 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | No published floor | $797 | $1,107 | $1,716 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $174.04 | $208 | $289 | $448 | |
Floor. Official Louisiana Medicaid fee-for-service dental schedule, effective January 1, 2026. View the source document.
Bands. Modeled: the national median billed charge for each procedure, scaled by the Louisiana geographic cost index (0.963 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.