6,617 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 0.941 against the 1.000 national baseline.
| Procedure | Medicaid floor | Insurer typical | Private-pay p50 | Private-pay p90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | |||||
| Routine checkup (existing patient) | $26.11 | $40 | $56 | $87 | |
| Comprehensive exam (new patient) | $30.71 | $68 | $94 | $146 | |
| Full-mouth X-ray series | $63.64 | $109 | $151 | $219 | |
| Bitewing X-rays (set of 4) | $28.56 | $48 | $66 | $96 | |
| Panoramic X-ray | $50.72 | $95 | $132 | $191 | |
| Emergency | |||||
| Emergency visit for pain relief | $51.18 | $98 | $136 | $211 | |
| Endodontics | |||||
| Root canal, front tooth | $449.92 | $644 | $894 | $1,386 | |
| Root canal, molar | $708.37 | $867 | $1,204 | $1,866 | |
| Implants | |||||
| Dental implant placement | No published floor | $1,389 | $1,929 | $2,990 | |
| Oral surgery | |||||
| Simple tooth extraction | $70.93 | $132 | $183 | $284 | |
| Surgical tooth extraction | $137.70 | $224 | $311 | $482 | |
| Orthodontics | |||||
| Full braces treatment, adolescent | No published floor | $3,862 | $5,364 | $7,241 | |
| Periodontics | |||||
| Deep cleaning below gumline (per quadrant) | $144.78 | $173 | $240 | $372 | |
| Ongoing gum maintenance visit | $77.02 | $109 | $151 | $234 | |
| Preventive | |||||
| Adult teeth cleaning | $45.63 | $71 | $99 | $153 | |
| Child teeth cleaning | No published floor | $54 | $75 | $116 | |
| Fluoride varnish treatment | $22.55 | $34 | $47 | $73 | |
| Protective tooth sealant | No published floor | $37 | $52 | $81 | |
| Restorative | |||||
| Metal filling (1 surface) | $66.62 | $105 | $146 | $226 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, front tooth | $66.62 | $132 | $183 | $284 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (1 surface) | $66.62 | $143 | $198 | $307 | |
| Tooth-colored filling, back tooth (2 surfaces) | $79.93 | $169 | $235 | $364 | |
| Ceramic crown | $575.82 | $948 | $1,317 | $2,041 | |
| Porcelain-on-metal crown | $575.82 | $779 | $1,082 | $1,677 | |
| Crown foundation buildup | $149.04 | $203 | $282 | $437 | |
Floor. Official Tennessee 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 Tennessee geographic cost index (0.941 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.