Restorative dental procedures | PlainDentalCost
Costs for 8 restorative dental procedures across all 50 US states. Medicaid reimbursement and private-market estimates.
How to read this table
The columns below show what each procedure typically costs in the United States. Avg. Medicaid is a modeled estimate: the ADA HPI national Medicaid average × a state multiplier, averaged across states that cover the service for adults (not a live pull of every state fee schedule). Avg. private is the population-weighted national average private-market fee from the ADA HPI Survey of Dental Fees (2024). Spread shows the lowest and highest modeled Medicaid estimate across covering states - the gap is often 2-3x for the same procedure.
Click any procedure name to see state-by-state costs, what the procedure involves, and which states cover it under their adult Medicaid program. Procedures are organized by clinical category. CDT codes are the American Dental Association's standardized procedure code set used by every dental insurance plan and every Medicaid agency in the United States.
Restorative
| Procedure | CDT | Avg. Medicaid | Avg. private | Medicaid spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgam - One Surface (Permanent) | D2140 | $75 | $172 | $50 – $118 |
| Amalgam - Three Surfaces (Permanent) | D2160 | $119 | $268 | $80 – $188 |
| Amalgam - Two Surfaces (Permanent) | D2150 | $94 | $222 | $63 – $149 |
| Resin-Based Composite - One Surface, Anterior | D2330 | $87 | $194 | $59 – $138 |
| Resin-Based Composite - One Surface, Posterior | D2391 | $108 | $234 | $72 – $170 |
| Resin-Based Composite - Three Surfaces, Posterior | D2393 | $164 | $353 | $110 – $259 |
| Resin-Based Composite - Two Surfaces, Anterior | D2331 | $113 | $242 | $76 – $178 |
| Resin-Based Composite - Two Surfaces, Posterior | D2392 | $136 | $289 | $91 – $214 |
Source: ADA Health Policy Institute, Survey of Dental Fees (2024) and Medicaid Reimbursement Compendium (2024). Per-state modeled Medicaid estimates: ADA HPI Medicaid Reimbursement Compendium (2024) × state multiplier. Disclaimer: Estimates only, actual fees depend on the specific dentist, geographic submarket, and clinical complexity. Verify with your provider before treatment.
Every dollar figure on PlainDentalCost is rendered directly from our procedure-cost database (ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees 2024 averages and state adult-Medicaid coverage records), and no number is typed in by an editor. Medicaid dollar values are modeled estimates, not published state fee schedules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Our database was last rebuilt on 16 May 2026.
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