Cost transparency

What dental care actually costs.

Dental pricing is famously opaque. TheDentist.ai grounds every estimate in practice-published rates and FAIR Health regional medians — by ZIP code and insurance plan — so you walk in knowing the range.

Typical ranges — San Francisco (94102)

Illustrative cash-pay ranges from the seeded San Francisco directory. Your matched dentists publish their own rates; the Smile Audit personalizes this to your ZIP and plan.

Procedure	CDT code	Cash-pay range
New patient exam + cleaning	D0150 · D1110	$155 – $210
Filling, single surface	D2330	$220 – $310
Crown, porcelain	D2740	$1,180 – $1,650
Root canal, molar	D3330	$1,420 – $1,900
Tooth extraction, simple	D7140	$180 – $360
Clear-aligner treatment, full	D8090	$2,400 – $6,500
Single-tooth implant (surgical + crown)	D6010 · D6058	$3,200 – $5,400

How insurance changes this: with an in-network PPO plan, most preventive care is covered at or near 100%, basic restorative around 70–80%, and major work around 50% — until your annual maximum is reached. Medicaid / Denti-Cal covers most basic services with some adult caps. The Smile Audit can scan your insurance card to estimate your specific share — no member ID stored, no PHI on the public path.

What we won't do

We don't take payment to move a price or a dentist up a list. Cost context is computed from verifiable inputs, the same positive-only, never-paid principle behind the recognition methodology. Estimates are educational until a practice confirms your specific plan.

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