1,176 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 1.020 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $21 | $44 | $61 | $95 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $40 | $73 | $102 | $158 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $74 | $117 | $163 | $236 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $35 | $51 | $71 | $103 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $67 | $103 | $143 | $207 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $40 | $107 | $148 | $229 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $480 | $698 | $969 | $1,502 | |
| Root canal, molar | $300 | $940 | $1,306 | $2,024 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,506 | $2,091 | $3,241 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $75 | $143 | $199 | $308 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $149 | $243 | $337 | $522 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | $2,000 | $4,186 | $5,814 | $7,849 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $134 | $187 | $260 | $403 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $27 | $117 | $163 | $253 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $53 | $77 | $107 | $166 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $22 | $59 | $82 | $127 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $26 | $37 | $51 | $79 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $18 | $40 | $56 | $87 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $62 | $114 | $158 | $245 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $72 | $143 | $199 | $308 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $62 | $154 | $214 | $332 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $77 | $184 | $255 | $395 | |
| Ceramic crown | $550 | $1,028 | $1,428 | $2,213 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $550 | $845 | $1,173 | $1,818 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $164 | $220 | $306 | $474 | |
Floor. Official Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island geographic cost index (1.020 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.