Endodontic Therapy - Bicuspid Tooth
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About endodontic therapy - bicuspid tooth
What it is: Root canal treatment, premolar
What it costs: The national private-market average is $1,227 based on the ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees (2024). State variation pushes this between $1,082 (lowest cost-of-living states) and $1,471 (highest). State Medicaid programs that cover endodontic therapy - bicuspid tooth for adults reimburse an average of $590 (range $419–$789 across the 19 covering states). The highest-paying Medicaid programs are Alaska ($789), New York ($735), District of Columbia ($706), worth checking if you're comparing states for Medicaid access to this procedure.
(across covering states)
Endodontic Therapy - Bicuspid Tooth cost by state
| State | Medicaid fee | Private estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $789 | $1,323 |
| New York | $735 | $1,471 |
| District of Columbia | $706 | $1,459 |
| Minnesota | $692 | $1,260 |
| Connecticut | $643 | $1,370 |
| North Dakota | $643 | $1,152 |
| Massachusetts | $623 | $1,386 |
| Washington | $589 | $1,373 |
| California | $575 | $1,421 |
| New Jersey | $575 | $1,420 |
| Maryland | $570 | $1,382 |
| Oregon | $570 | $1,282 |
| Vermont | $565 | $1,252 |
| Iowa | $526 | $1,133 |
| Virginia | $526 | $1,277 |
| Rhode Island | $506 | $1,260 |
| New Hampshire | $497 | $1,315 |
| Michigan | $458 | $1,189 |
| Illinois | $419 | $1,252 |
| Hawaii | – | $1,420 |
| Colorado | – | $1,286 |
| Delaware | – | $1,257 |
| Maine | – | $1,246 |
| Nevada | – | $1,246 |
| Florida | – | $1,244 |
| Pennsylvania | – | $1,223 |
| Arizona | – | $1,211 |
| Utah | – | $1,209 |
| Texas | – | $1,208 |
| Wisconsin | – | $1,199 |
| Wyoming | – | $1,194 |
| Montana | – | $1,178 |
| Idaho | – | $1,173 |
| North Carolina | – | $1,161 |
| Georgia | – | $1,159 |
| New Mexico | – | $1,157 |
| Nebraska | – | $1,146 |
| South Carolina | – | $1,146 |
| Louisiana | – | $1,144 |
| Missouri | – | $1,144 |
| Ohio | – | $1,144 |
| Indiana | – | $1,139 |
| Kansas | – | $1,136 |
| Tennessee | – | $1,133 |
| Oklahoma | – | $1,122 |
| Kentucky | – | $1,114 |
| South Dakota | – | $1,111 |
| Arkansas | – | $1,102 |
| West Virginia | – | $1,102 |
| Alabama | – | $1,085 |
| Mississippi | – | $1,082 |
Analysis: how to think about endodontic therapy - bicuspid tooth costs
The endodontics category spread for endodontic therapy - bicuspid tooth (CDT D3320) 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 $590 (about 48% of the private rate). Practices in the other 31 states have no Medicaid fee schedule entry for D3320, 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.