8,137 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 August 1, 2023 (view the source document). Practice costs index at 1.029 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $31.81 | $45 | $62 | $96 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $56.34 | $74 | $103 | $160 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $57 | $119 | $165 | $239 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $24.07 | $52 | $72 | $104 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $45.95 | $104 | $144 | $209 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $20 | $107 | $149 | $231 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $550 | $704 | $978 | $1,516 | |
| Root canal, molar | $748 | $948 | $1,317 | $2,041 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,518 | $2,109 | $3,269 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $135.23 | $145 | $201 | $312 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $112.69 | $245 | $340 | $527 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $1,035 | $4,223 | $5,865 | $7,918 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $90 | $189 | $262 | $406 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $54 | $119 | $165 | $256 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $67.12 | $78 | $108 | $167 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $48.90 | $59 | $82 | $127 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $26.29 | $37 | $51 | $79 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $39.88 | $41 | $57 | $88 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $73.85 | $114 | $159 | $246 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $96.95 | $145 | $201 | $312 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $107.33 | $156 | $216 | $335 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $138.49 | $185 | $257 | $398 | |
| Ceramic crown | $393.84 | $1,038 | $1,441 | $2,234 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $492.30 | $852 | $1,183 | $1,834 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $85.45 | $222 | $309 | $479 | |
Floor. Official Maryland Medicaid fee-for-service dental schedule, effective August 1, 2023. View the source document.
Bands. Modeled: the national median billed charge for each procedure, scaled by the Maryland geographic cost index (1.029 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.