Guide · implants · vintage 2024
Dental implant cost and Medicaid gaps
According to ADA Health Policy Institute private estimates and MACPAC-backed Medicaid fee presence (2024), implants are a multi-code stack. Most adult Medicaid fee schedules in this archive leave the implant body blank; private estimates are the comparable column.
- $2,312
- D6010 body avg
- $4,832
- Body+abutment+crown
- 19/51
- States with D6010 Medicaid fee
- 2024
- Fee vintage
The Medicaid gap in this file
Surgical implant body D6010 averages $2,312 privately across states; a common body+abutment+crown stack averages about $4,832. Only 19 of 51 jurisdictions list a Medicaid fee for D6010 here, everywhere else the patient faces the private path.
- $2,312
- D6010 private avg
- $4,832
- 3-code stack avg
- 19
- Medicaid fee listed
- 32
- No Medicaid fee listed
A blank Medicaid cell is not a denial letter, it means this snapshot has no published fee for that CDT. Confirm the current state handbook.
National private averages, implant stack CDTs
Source: ADA HPI Survey of Dental Fees + BEA Regional Price Parities; state Medicaid fee schedules procedure_costs · implant CDTs · 2024
A single-tooth implant is usually three billable pieces: the surgical body (D6010), an abutment, and a crown. Offices sometimes quote a package; insurance and Medicaid always look at the CDTs.
Why Medicaid usually skips implants
Adult dental is optional, and implants sit at the expensive end of restorative care. In this snapshot, 19 of 51 jurisdictions publish a Medicaid fee for D6010. Everywhere else, the patient is comparing private estimates - about $2,037 (Mississippi) to $2,771 (New York) for D6010 alone.
What to budget
Ask for a line-item plan covering extraction (if needed), graft, body, abutment, crown, and follow-ups. Compare each CDT to the matching PlainDentalCost procedure page. For lower-cost paths when Medicaid is blank, see finding affordable care.
State private-estimate benchmarks (from our database)
Figures below are live averages across the 51 state rows in PlainDentalCost's
procedure_costs table (private-pay estimates scaled by BEA regional price
parity - see methodology). They are not ADA Survey of Dental
Fees medians and not quoted practice prices.
| CDT | Procedure | Avg private est. | State range |
|---|---|---|---|
| D2740 | Crown - Porcelain/Ceramic | $1,312 | $1,156 - $1,572 |
| D3330 | Endodontic Therapy - Molar Tooth | $1,459 | $1,286 - $1,748 |
| D6010 | Surgical Placement of Implant Body | $2,312 | $2,037 - $2,771 |
| D6056 | Prefabricated Abutment | $496 | $437 - $595 |
| D6057 | Custom Fabricated Abutment | $677 | $597 - $812 |
| D6058 | Abutment-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown | $1,606 | $1,415 - $1,925 |
| D6065 | Implant-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown | $1,843 | $1,624 - $2,209 |
| D7240 | Removal of Impacted Tooth - Completely Bony | $424 | $374 - $509 |
Worked example: single-tooth implant stack (D6010 + D6057 + D6065)
Same three CDT codes, two ends of our state private-estimate file - not invented practice quotes. Mississippi ( MS ): implant body $2,037, custom abutment $597, implant-supported crown $1,624, stack $4,259. New York ( NY ): $2,771 + $812 + $2,209 = $5,792 (36% above MS). The gap tracks regional price parity and overhead in the estimate model, not a claim that one clinical outcome is superior.
Start with the state cost variation guide and state fee tables to benchmark a quote. Coverage gaps: Medicaid by state. Affordability paths: affordability guide. None of these figures is dental advice.