Complete Denture - Mandibular
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About complete denture - mandibular
What it is: Full lower denture
What it costs: The national private-market average is $1,920 based on the ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees (2024). State variation pushes this between $1,692 (lowest cost-of-living states) and $2,301 (highest). State Medicaid programs that cover complete denture - mandibular for adults reimburse an average of $1,037 (range $736–$1,387 across the 19 covering states). The highest-paying Medicaid programs are Alaska ($1,387), New York ($1,293), District of Columbia ($1,241), worth checking if you're comparing states for Medicaid access to this procedure.
(across covering states)
Complete Denture - Mandibular cost by state
| State | Medicaid fee | Private estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $1,387 | $2,070 |
| New York | $1,293 | $2,301 |
| District of Columbia | $1,241 | $2,281 |
| Minnesota | $1,216 | $1,970 |
| Connecticut | $1,130 | $2,142 |
| North Dakota | $1,130 | $1,801 |
| Massachusetts | $1,096 | $2,168 |
| Washington | $1,036 | $2,148 |
| California | $1,010 | $2,222 |
| New Jersey | $1,010 | $2,220 |
| Maryland | $1,002 | $2,162 |
| Oregon | $1,002 | $2,005 |
| Vermont | $993 | $1,958 |
| Iowa | $924 | $1,772 |
| Virginia | $924 | $1,997 |
| Rhode Island | $890 | $1,970 |
| New Hampshire | $873 | $2,056 |
| Michigan | $805 | $1,860 |
| Illinois | $736 | $1,958 |
| Hawaii | – | $2,220 |
| Colorado | – | $2,011 |
| Delaware | – | $1,966 |
| Maine | – | $1,948 |
| Nevada | – | $1,948 |
| Florida | – | $1,946 |
| Pennsylvania | – | $1,913 |
| Arizona | – | $1,893 |
| Utah | – | $1,891 |
| Texas | – | $1,889 |
| Wisconsin | – | $1,876 |
| Wyoming | – | $1,868 |
| Montana | – | $1,842 |
| Idaho | – | $1,835 |
| North Carolina | – | $1,815 |
| Georgia | – | $1,813 |
| New Mexico | – | $1,809 |
| Nebraska | – | $1,792 |
| South Carolina | – | $1,792 |
| Louisiana | – | $1,790 |
| Missouri | – | $1,790 |
| Ohio | – | $1,790 |
| Indiana | – | $1,782 |
| Kansas | – | $1,776 |
| Tennessee | – | $1,772 |
| Oklahoma | – | $1,754 |
| Kentucky | – | $1,743 |
| South Dakota | – | $1,737 |
| Arkansas | – | $1,723 |
| West Virginia | – | $1,723 |
| Alabama | – | $1,698 |
| Mississippi | – | $1,692 |
Analysis: how to think about complete denture - mandibular costs
The prosthodontics category spread for complete denture - mandibular (CDT D5120) runs 36% between the cheapest and priciest states in our 2024 dataset, and cost of living explains most of that gap, not procedure difficulty.
19 of 50 states reimburse adult Medicaid patients for this code, averaging $1,037 (about 54% of the private rate). Practices in the other 31 states have no Medicaid fee schedule entry for D5120, which is part of why Medicaid-accepting providers can be scarce for this procedure. Related: finding affordable dental care.
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Source: ADA HPI Survey of Dental Fees (2024). State Medicaid fee schedules (2026 Q1). Estimates, not quotes, see our disclaimer.