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Dental procedure cost rankings

According to the ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees (2024), CDT codes here rank by national private-market average. Open a topic ranking or procedure page for state Medicaid and RPP-adjusted estimates.

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The ranking verdict

According to the ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees, Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adult leads the national private-market ranking at $6,372, ahead of Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adolescent at $5,944; the Top 5 cutoff is $2,065; Top 5 hold 37% of the 62-code private-average sum; #1 sits 18.6× the corpus median across 62 CDT codes with published averages.

$6,372
#1 Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adult
$5,944
#2 Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adolescent
$2,065
Top 5 cutoff
37%
Top 5 of 62-code sum

Figures are live ADA HPI national private-market averages; open a procedure page for state Medicaid estimates and BEA RPP adjustments.

Archive split · CDT categories

How 62 ranked procedures split by CDT category

Exclusive ADA category inventory behind the private-average ranking. Orthogonal to Top-5 fee-mass concentration gauges below. Source: procedures.category.

Top 5 by national private-market average Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value ($). Top 5 by national private-market average 1. Comprehensive Orthod… $6,372 2. Comprehensive Orthod… $5,944 3. Surgical Placement o… $2,312 4. Mandibular Partial D… $2,065 5. Maxillary Partial De… $2,065 Bar to make Top 5 = $2,065 national private average.

Top-5 share of corpus fee mass

62 CDT codes with published private averages

0%100%37%
Top 5 hold 37% of the 62-code private-average sum
Sum of Top-5 national private averages ÷ sum across every published code. Registry concentration, not a quality grade.

#1 vs corpus median

Median private average $343

0×19×18.6×
#1 is 18.6× the corpus median
Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adult at $6,372 is 18.6× the median of all published codes.

Ranking topics

Top 25 procedures by national private-market average

The procedures below carry the highest published private-market averages in the dataset. Higher-cost codes typically reflect prosthodontic, implant, or comprehensive orthodontic work; lower-cost codes reflect diagnostic and basic preventive visits.

What this shows: the shaded bar behind each highlighted value is scaled to that row's share of the #1 entry. Hover or tap a value for its exact rank and percentage.

#Procedure CDTPrivate avg.
1 Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adult D8090 $6,372
2 Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adolescent D8080 $5,944
3 Surgical Placement of Implant Body D6010 $2,312
4 Mandibular Partial Denture - Cast Metal Framework D5214 $2,065
5 Maxillary Partial Denture - Cast Metal Framework D5213 $2,065
6 Complete Denture - Mandibular D5120 $1,920
7 Complete Denture - Maxillary D5110 $1,920
8 Implant-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown D6065 $1,843
9 Abutment-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown D6058 $1,606
10 Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Molar D3348 $1,579
11 Endodontic Therapy - Molar Tooth D3330 $1,459
12 Crown - Porcelain/Ceramic D2740 $1,312
13 Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Anterior D3346 $1,262
14 Crown - Full Cast High Noble Metal D2790 $1,243
15 Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal D2750 $1,243
16 Pontic - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal D6240 $1,243
17 Retainer Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal D6750 $1,243
18 Endodontic Therapy - Bicuspid Tooth D3320 $1,227
19 Crown - Porcelain Fused to Noble Metal D2752 $1,174
20 Endodontic Therapy - Anterior Tooth D3310 $1,054
21 Custom Fabricated Abutment D6057 $677
22 Prefabricated Abutment D6056 $496
23 Removal of Impacted Tooth - Bony with Complication D7241 $492
24 Gingivectomy or Gingivoplasty - Four+ Teeth D4210 $449
25 External Bleaching - Per Arch (Office) D9972 $442

Does a longer procedure cost more?

Across all 60 procedures with published chair-time and private-average figures: average minutes in the chair (x) against the national private-market average (y). The correlation is strong (r ≈ +0.68): a longer procedure really does tend to cost more, chair time is a real price driver here, not just a stand-in for complexity or materials.

Chair time vs. national average cost

Each dot is one CDT procedure code's average chair time and national private-market average fee.

Long & costlyQuick but costlyLong but affordableQuick & affordable0 min39.3 min78.6 min117.9 min157.3 min$0$606.4$1212.8$1819.2$2425.5Average chair time (minutes)National private-market averageDeep Sedation/General Anesthesia - First 30 Minutes, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $410.76882352941175Inhalation of Nitrous Oxide / Anxiolysis, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $84.30941176470587Non-Intravenous Conscious Sedation, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $395.0825490196078Palliative (Emergency) Treatment of Dental Pain, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $96.07509803921569Therapeutic Parenteral Drug - Single Administration, Average chair time (minutes): 10 min · National private-market average: $75.48823529411764External Bleaching - Per Arch (Office), Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $442.1401960784314Internal Bleaching - Per Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $311.7527450980392Crown - Full Cast High Noble Metal, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1243.0880392156862Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1243.0880392156862Crown - Porcelain Fused to Noble Metal, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1174.4633333333334Crown - Porcelain/Ceramic, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1311.7127450980392Bitewing Radiographs - Four Films, Average chair time (minutes): 10 min · National private-market average: $74.50588235294119Comprehensive Oral Evaluation, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $110.78019607843137Intraoral Complete Series of Radiographs, Average chair time (minutes): 20 min · National private-market average: $152.93411764705883Intraoral Periapical First Radiograph, Average chair time (minutes): 5 min · National private-market average: $34.31372549019608Limited Oral Evaluation (Problem Focused), Average chair time (minutes): 20 min · National private-market average: $82.35058823529413Panoramic Radiographic Image, Average chair time (minutes): 10 min · National private-market average: $135.2892156862745Periodic Oral Evaluation, Average chair time (minutes): 15 min · National private-market average: $60.78137254901961Endodontic Therapy - Anterior Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1053.8811764705883Endodontic Therapy - Bicuspid Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $1227.4013725490197Endodontic Therapy - Molar Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 120 min · National private-market average: $1458.7656862745098Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Anterior, Average chair time (minutes): 120 min · National private-market average: $1261.7158823529412Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Molar, Average chair time (minutes): 150 min · National private-market average: $1579.3496078431374Therapeutic Pulpotomy, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $171.56392156862745Abutment-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1605.8186274509803Custom Fabricated Abutment, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $677.4249019607843Implant-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1843.0635294117649Prefabricated Abutment, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $496.0576470588235Surgical Placement of Implant Body, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $2311.6727450980393Extraction of Erupted Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $208.81549019607843Incisional Biopsy of Oral Tissue - Soft, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $332.3405882352941Removal of Impacted Tooth - Bony with Complication, Average chair time (minutes): 90 min · National private-market average: $492.1366666666667Removal of Impacted Tooth - Completely Bony, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $424.49313725490197Removal of Impacted Tooth - Partially Bony, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $361.75117647058823Removal of Impacted Tooth - Soft Tissue, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $257.83313725490194Surgical Removal of Erupted Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $315.673137254902Surgical Removal of Residual Tooth Roots, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $389.20156862745097Gingivectomy or Gingivoplasty - Four+ Teeth, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $449.0021568627451Periodontal Maintenance, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $164.69980392156864Periodontal Scaling - 1-3 Teeth Per Quadrant, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $193.13117647058826Periodontal Scaling - Four+ Teeth Per Quadrant, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $274.49882352941177Prophylaxis - Adult, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $120.58352941176472Prophylaxis - Child, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $84.30941176470587Sealant - Per Tooth, Average chair time (minutes): 10 min · National private-market average: $66.66450980392156Topical Application of Fluoride, Average chair time (minutes): 5 min · National private-market average: $42.155490196078425Topical Application of Fluoride Varnish, Average chair time (minutes): 5 min · National private-market average: $45.095294117647065Complete Denture - Mandibular, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1919.531568627451Complete Denture - Maxillary, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1919.531568627451Mandibular Partial Denture - Cast Metal Framework, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $2064.6223529411764Maxillary Partial Denture - Cast Metal Framework, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $2064.6223529411764Pontic - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1243.0880392156862Retainer Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal, Average chair time (minutes): 60 min · National private-market average: $1243.0880392156862Amalgam - One Surface (Permanent), Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $171.56392156862745Amalgam - Three Surfaces (Permanent), Average chair time (minutes): 50 min · National private-market average: $267.63666666666666Amalgam - Two Surfaces (Permanent), Average chair time (minutes): 40 min · National private-market average: $221.55882352941177Resin-Based Composite - One Surface, Anterior, Average chair time (minutes): 30 min · National private-market average: $194.11039215686273Resin-Based Composite - One Surface, Posterior, Average chair time (minutes): 35 min · National private-market average: $234.30529411764707Resin-Based Composite - Three Surfaces, Posterior, Average chair time (minutes): 55 min · National private-market average: $352.92705882352936Resin-Based Composite - Two Surfaces, Anterior, Average chair time (minutes): 40 min · National private-market average: $242.14882352941177Resin-Based Composite - Two Surfaces, Posterior, Average chair time (minutes): 45 min · National private-market average: $289.2054901960784
Source: ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees; chair-time figures from PlainDentalCost's procedure reference. Crosshairs mark the median across published procedures, not the range midpoint.

How the rankings are built

Each ranking is computed at request time from the dataset rather than hand-curated. The private-market average is the ADA Health Policy Institute population-weighted national figure, published in the Survey of Dental Fees. Medicaid rates are pulled from state fee schedules and reconciled against the ADA Medicaid Reimbursement Compendium. Where states report quarterly fee schedules, the latest published quarter is used; vintages and source URLs are listed on each procedure page.

Because dental fees vary widely by region and practice, the figures here should be read as reference points rather than guaranteed quotes. A specific provider's fee can differ from the national average by 30-50% in either direction, especially for cosmetic and prosthodontic work.

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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