Dental procedure costs in Maryland

Maryland Medicaid covers comprehensive adult dental services as of 2023 (Adult Dental Benefit).

Maryland's state-level cost of living, captured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities at 110.4 (US average = 100), drives private-market dental fees up or down from the national baseline. Maryland sits well above the national average, expect to pay roughly 10% more than the ADA HPI national private-market average for the same procedure.

Maryland Medicaid covers 58 of the 62 procedures we track for adults, with an average reimbursement of $326 per procedure across covered services. The full procedure-by-procedure table is below.

Reimbursement rates and coverage tiers are set state-by-state and shift annually as legislatures rebalance Medicaid budgets, so the figures shown here for Maryland reflect the most recent published schedule we have on file, always confirm with the state Medicaid office or your dental provider before scheduling. Adult coverage tiers in our framework correspond to common cost-sharing patterns: emergency-only states pay only for pain relief, extractions, or trauma; limited-coverage states add cleanings and fillings; comprehensive states pay for crowns, bridges, and dentures. Pediatric coverage is more uniform across states because EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment) federally mandates a baseline of children's dental services, so family-budget planning for kids in Maryland should be straightforward.