NH · Medicaid tier: extensive

Dental costs in New Hampshire

Modeled Medicaid and private-market estimates for 62 procedures, adjusted by BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP 105.0).

Dental Affordability & Access Score

How affordable and Medicaid-accessible dental care is in New Hampshire, from 2 of 2 tracked dimensions.

63 D
  • Private-market affordability $865 avg estimate 26/100 · F
  • Medicaid procedure coverage 58 of 62 procedures 100/100 · A

Benchmarked against the 51-state tracked corpus (p10-p90 range per dimension); a higher score means cheaper private-market care and broader adult Medicaid coverage. See how we place states.

State cost verdict

New Hampshire's modeled uncovered basket is $13,999 (#42 of 51) with coverage breadth #1 (58 of 62 codes). 19 extensive programs sharing 58 covered codes are coverage-breadth #1 of 51, while Hawaii's limited program at $54,042 is uncovered-basket #1 (39 of 62 codes without a Medicaid fee), above Delaware none-tier at $51,300. Iowa extensive is the basket floor at $12,065.

$13,999
Uncovered basket #42
extensive
Adult Medicaid tier
58/62
Procedures covered
$865
Avg private est.

Modeled Medicaid figures are ADA HPI-based estimates; confirm benefits with the state program.

Archive split · CDT categories

How 62 tracked procedures in New Hampshire split by CDT category

New Hampshire's heaviest tracked CDT bucket is Oral Surgery (8 of 62). Source: procedures.category × procedure_costs.

Uncovered basket vs nearest peers

Modeled cost of procedures without an adult Medicaid estimate in this archive, priced at each state's own private-market level, plus the share of the tracked basket left uncovered against the 51-jurisdiction mean. Bars are the seven closest ABS uncovered-basket peers plus New Hampshire (EXT · THIN lane) - not a fixed national top-ten. Archive completeness and price level, not a treatment recommendation.

EXT nearest uncovered-basket peers

1. Washington$146252. Connecticut$145853. Alaska$140924. New Hampshire$139995. Oregon$136526. Virginia$135997. Minnesota$134128. Rhode Island$13412
Seven closest ABS(exposure) jurisdictions to New Hampshire's modeled uncovered basket, plus this state. Sorted by dollars for the bar board; peer set is state-specific.

New Hampshire: thin uncovered share vs corpus

0%100%Corpus mean50%6.5%
New Hampshire 6.5% · corpus 49.9%
4 of 62 tracked procedures lack a modeled adult Medicaid estimate in New Hampshire (6.5%). Corpus mean across 51 jurisdictions is 49.9% · delta -43.4 pp.

Source: ADA Health Policy Institute Survey of Dental Fees and Medicaid Reimbursement Compendium; MACPAC adult dental coverage tiers procedure_costs × states coverage_tier join · 2026-05-16 New Hampshire coverage is MACPAC tier (extensive); dollars are modeled private estimates, not billed claims.

New Hampshire uncovered-basket dollars vs 51 jurisdictions

THIN lane · #42 by modeled uncovered basket ($13,999)

$13,999 42nd of 51 higher than 9 of 51 jurisdictions

New Hampshire marked among 51 states

Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source ADA HPI × MACPAC coverage join · 2026-05-16

New Hampshire dental cost table

New Hampshire carries modeled Medicaid on 58 of 62 tracked codes. Categories ordered by this state's mix (Oral Surgery first).

Diagnostic

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Bitewing Radiographs - Four Films D0274 $36 $80
Comprehensive Oral Evaluation D0150 $47 $119
Intraoral Complete Series of Radiographs D0210 $65 $164
Intraoral Periapical First Radiograph D0220 $17 $37
Limited Oral Evaluation (Problem Focused) D0140 $35 $88
Panoramic Radiographic Image D0330 $63 $145
Periodic Oral Evaluation D0120 $30 $65

Endodontics

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Endodontic Therapy - Anterior Tooth D3310 $430 $1,129
Endodontic Therapy - Bicuspid Tooth D3320 $497 $1,315
Endodontic Therapy - Molar Tooth D3330 $595 $1,562
Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Anterior D3346 $512 $1,351
Retreatment of Previous Root Canal - Molar D3348 $645 $1,692
Therapeutic Pulpotomy D3220 $73 $184

Prosthodontics

Implants

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Abutment-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown D6058 $732 $1,720
Custom Fabricated Abutment D6057 $311 $726
Implant-Supported Porcelain/Ceramic Crown D6065 $840 $1,974
Prefabricated Abutment D6056 $223 $531
Surgical Placement of Implant Body D6010 $1,075 $2,476

Preventive

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Prophylaxis - Adult D1110 $57 $129
Prophylaxis - Child D1120 $44 $90
Sealant - Per Tooth D1351 $32 $71
Topical Application of Fluoride D1208 $20 $45
Topical Application of Fluoride Varnish D1206 $22 $48

Crowns

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Crown - Full Cast High Noble Metal D2790 $563 $1,331
Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal D2750 $563 $1,331
Crown - Porcelain Fused to Noble Metal D2752 $529 $1,258
Crown - Porcelain/Ceramic D2740 $595 $1,405

Periodontics

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Gingivectomy or Gingivoplasty - Four+ Teeth D4210 $195 $481
Periodontal Maintenance D4910 $73 $176
Periodontal Scaling - 1-3 Teeth Per Quadrant D4342 $88 $207
Periodontal Scaling - Four+ Teeth Per Quadrant D4341 $119 $294

Cosmetic

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
External Bleaching - Per Arch (Office) D9972 Not covered $474
Internal Bleaching - Per Tooth D9974 Not covered $334

Orthodontics

Procedure CDT Modeled Medicaid Private estimate
Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adolescent D8080 Not covered $6,366
Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment - Adult D8090 Not covered $6,825

New Hampshire thin uncovered-basket registry

New Hampshire Medicaid restored comprehensive adult dental benefits as of April 2025. New Hampshire has a modeled Medicaid estimate for 58 of 62 tracked procedures (avg $284, ADA HPI models). Uncovered basket $13,999 (#42/51, THIN).

BEA RPP 105.0 places New Hampshire above the national cost-of-living midpoint; private estimates on this page already apply that state multiplier to ADA HPI national averages (factor 1.05). Heaviest tracked CDT bucket: Oral Surgery.

Sources for New Hampshire: methodology · MACPAC adult dental · BEA RPP · all states · all procedures. Estimates only; not dental advice. As of 2026-05-16.