5,783 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 0.960 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $23 | $42 | $58 | $90 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $40.50 | $69 | $96 | $149 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $50.09 | $111 | $154 | $223 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $27.51 | $48 | $67 | $97 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $50.09 | $96 | $134 | $194 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | No published floor | $100 | $139 | $215 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $440 | $657 | $912 | $1,414 | |
| Root canal, molar | $600 | $885 | $1,229 | $1,905 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,417 | $1,968 | $3,050 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $88.80 | $135 | $187 | $290 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $143.40 | $228 | $317 | $491 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | No published floor | $3,940 | $5,472 | $7,387 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | No published floor | $176 | $245 | $380 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | No published floor | $111 | $154 | $239 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $50.40 | $73 | $101 | $157 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | $38 | $55 | $77 | $119 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $19 | $35 | $48 | $74 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | $33 | $38 | $53 | $82 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $61.09 | $107 | $149 | $231 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $61.09 | $135 | $187 | $290 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $61.09 | $145 | $202 | $313 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $79.42 | $173 | $240 | $372 | |
| Ceramic crown | No published floor | $968 | $1,344 | $2,083 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | No published floor | $795 | $1,104 | $1,711 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $150 | $207 | $288 | $446 | |
Floor. Official South Carolina 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 South Carolina geographic cost index (0.960 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.