Medicaid dental reimbursement

Minnesota Medicaid Dental Fee Schedule

What Minnesota Medicaid pays dentists for common procedures. Minnesota ranks #51 of 51 states and DC by our common-procedure basket (bottom quartile).

Key Medicaid dental rates

#51
National rank of 51 (common-procedure basket)
$35
Representative rate across the basket
$33
1-surface filling (D2391)
$45
Simple extraction (D7140)

What Minnesota Medicaid pays per procedure

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

CodeProcedureMedicaid rate
D0120Periodic oral exam$12.22
D1110Adult cleaning$26.52
D1120Child cleaningPediatric$18.34
D23911-surface composite filling$32.57
D2930Stainless steel crown (primary tooth)Pediatric$76.51
D7140Simple extraction$44.70

Schedule covers 207 CDT procedure codes (2024 rates). “Not covered” means the procedure is not listed in the published fee schedule.

Common questions

What does Minnesota Medicaid pay for a dental cleaning?

Minnesota Medicaid pays $26.52 for an adult cleaning (D1110) and $18.34 for a child cleaning (D1120).

What does Minnesota Medicaid pay for adult dental?

Minnesota's Medicaid fee schedule lists rates for adult dental procedures, including an adult cleaning at $26.52 and a 1-surface filling at $32.57. 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 Minnesota Medicaid rate for a dental crown?

Minnesota Medicaid pays $76.51 for a stainless steel crown on a primary tooth (D2930), the standard crown billed under pediatric Medicaid dental.

How does Minnesota Medicaid dental reimbursement compare to other states?

On a fixed basket of common procedures (exam, adult and child cleaning, filling, crown, extraction), Minnesota ranks #51 of 51 jurisdictions, bottom quartile for dental Medicaid reimbursement.

When was the Minnesota Medicaid dental fee schedule last updated?

The Minnesota 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 Minnesota’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.