Medicaid dental reimbursement

Massachusetts Medicaid Dental Fee Schedule

What Massachusetts Medicaid pays dentists for common procedures. Massachusetts ranks #22 of 51 states and DC by our common-procedure basket (above the national median).

Key Medicaid dental rates

#22
National rank of 51 (common-procedure basket)
$82
Representative rate across the basket
$81
1-surface filling (D2391)
$92
Simple extraction (D7140)

What Massachusetts Medicaid pays per procedure

A fixed basket of the procedures patients and dentists search for most. Rates are the representative amount across Massachusetts's published schedules.

CodeProcedureMedicaid rate
D0120Periodic oral exam$27.50
D1110Adult cleaning$67.50
D1120Child cleaningPediatric$47.00
D23911-surface composite filling$80.50
D2930Stainless steel crown (primary tooth)Pediatric$179.00
D7140Simple extraction$92.00

Schedule covers 333 CDT procedure codes (2024 rates). “Not covered” means the procedure is not listed in the published fee schedule.

Massachusetts Medicaid dental schedules

Massachusetts publishes 2 distinct dental fee schedules. Each covers a different population or provider tier.

MA MassHealth EPSDT RatePediatric

333 codes

MA MassHealth Dental FFS RateStandard

323 codes

Common questions

What does Massachusetts Medicaid pay for a dental cleaning?

Massachusetts Medicaid pays $67.50 for an adult cleaning (D1110) and $47.00 for a child cleaning (D1120).

What does Massachusetts Medicaid pay for adult dental?

Massachusetts's Medicaid fee schedule lists rates for adult dental procedures, including an adult cleaning at $67.50 and a 1-surface filling at $80.50. A listed rate is what Medicaid pays when a service is reimbursed, not a statement of adult eligibility; confirm current coverage with the state program.

What is the Massachusetts Medicaid rate for a dental crown?

Massachusetts Medicaid pays $179.00 for a stainless steel crown on a primary tooth (D2930), the standard crown billed under pediatric Medicaid dental.

How does Massachusetts Medicaid dental reimbursement compare to other states?

On a fixed basket of common procedures (exam, adult and child cleaning, filling, crown, extraction), Massachusetts ranks #22 of 51 jurisdictions, above the national median for dental Medicaid reimbursement.

When was the Massachusetts Medicaid dental fee schedule last updated?

The Massachusetts Medicaid dental rates on this page reflect the 2024 published fee schedule. ProviderSignal refreshes state Medicaid schedules on the cadence each program publishes, typically quarterly or annually.

Methodology

Rates are pulled from Massachusetts’s published Medicaid dental fee schedule, a public record. The national rank uses a fixed basket of six common procedures (periodic exam, adult and child cleaning, 1-surface filling, stainless steel crown, simple extraction) so every state is compared on the same procedures rather than on a raw average that code mix would distort. Where a state publishes separate adult and pediatric schedules, both are shown. These are fee-for-service schedule amounts (what Medicaid pays when a service is reimbursed), not a coverage or eligibility guarantee, and they do not reflect Medicaid managed-care plan rates. Confirm current rates and eligibility with the state Medicaid program.