How much does a dental night guard cost?
The typical night guard cost is $336 (the median negotiated price), with the middle half of practices charging $285 to $382.
Hard night guard for grinding. A hard custom guard worn to protect teeth from grinding, made from an impression of your mouth.
Night guard cost nationally
Prices cluster fairly tightly, from $285 to $382 across the middle half of the market, so shopping around saves less here than on larger treatments.
What it covers
A hard custom guard worn to protect teeth from grinding, made from an impression of your mouth.
What moves the price
Material, whether it is laboratory-made or in-house, and adjustment visits.
Normally included
The guard and initial fitting.
Usually billed separately
Replacements, and adjustments after the first visit.
How plans treat it
Coverage is inconsistent; some plans cover it, others classify it as excluded.
Night guard cost by state
Each bar is one state's observed distribution: the block is the middle half of the market, the vertical rule is the median, and the line reaching right runs out to the 90th percentile. The dashed line is the national median, so you can see at a glance which states sit above or below it.
Hard night guard for grinding: observed negotiated price by state
The same figures as a table, lowest median first. Only states with at least 15 practices are listed.
| State | Negotiated range Observed | Median | Spread | Practices (n) | Est. self-pay Estimated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $240 – $350 | $283 | 168 | $283 – $401 | |
| Nebraska | $246 – $350 | $289 | 151 | $289 – $394 | |
| Iowa | $245 – $339 | $290 | 176 | $290 – $386 | |
| Indiana | $249 – $346 | $296 | 404 | $296 – $395 | |
| Michigan | $255 – $356 | $300 | 559 | $300 – $396 | |
| Louisiana | $262 – $374 | $305 | 316 | $305 – $399 | |
| District of Columbia | $265 – $351 | $306 | 117 | $306 – $409 | |
| Ohio | $246 – $372 | $308 | 777 | $308 – $402 | |
| Missouri | $268 – $366 | $310 | 427 | $310 – $397 | |
| Tennessee | $256 – $378 | $312 | 478 | $312 – $394 | |
| Colorado | $283 – $351 | $313 | 507 | $313 – $387 | |
| West Virginia | $257 – $384 | $315 | 160 | $315 – $439 | |
| Idaho | $254 – $353 | $316 | 127 | $316 – $399 | |
| Pennsylvania | $266 – $370 | $317 | 1,134 | $317 – $407 | |
| Kansas | $263 – $356 | $317 | 219 | $317 – $393 | |
| North Dakota | $255 – $395 | $319 | 29 | $319 – $457 | |
| Alabama | $240 – $378 | $322 | 288 | $322 – $393 | |
| Georgia | $285 – $372 | $322 | 576 | $322 – $416 | |
| South Carolina | $285 – $392 | $327 | 265 | $327 – $436 | |
| Texas | $285 – $373 | $331 | 1,957 | $331 – $406 | |
| Massachusetts | $286 – $376 | $331 | 687 | $331 – $408 | |
| Illinois | $285 – $372 | $332 | 856 | $332 – $406 | |
| Maryland | $285 – $372 | $333 | 481 | $333 – $421 | |
| New York | $288 – $379 | $334 | 1,484 | $334 – $408 | |
| Hawaii | $297 – $386 | $335 | 50 | $335 – $414 | |
| New Jersey | $293 – $386 | $336 | 853 | $336 – $420 | |
| New Mexico | $270 – $377 | $337 | 136 | $337 – $413 | |
| Utah | $294 – $401 | $338 | 282 | $338 – $443 | |
| Florida | $289 – $372 | $338 | 1,443 | $338 – $410 | |
| Wisconsin | $294 – $380 | $338 | 317 | $338 – $417 | |
| Virginia | $285 – $381 | $338 | 620 | $338 – $413 | |
| Kentucky | $250 – $386 | $339 | 419 | $339 – $420 | |
| Nevada | $294 – $388 | $341 | 281 | $341 – $440 | |
| Vermont | $310 – $391 | $341 | 17 | $341 – $402 | |
| Arizona | $297 – $390 | $342 | 530 | $342 – $430 | |
| Mississippi | $248 – $386 | $342 | 163 | $342 – $438 | |
| Rhode Island | $305 – $392 | $342 | 52 | $342 – $419 | |
| Minnesota | $276 – $378 | $346 | 264 | $346 – $416 | |
| Wyoming | $312 – $364 | $348 | 38 | $348 – $394 | |
| Washington | $319 – $396 | $349 | 565 | $349 – $425 | |
| Oklahoma | $274 – $378 | $350 | 295 | $350 – $402 | |
| North Carolina | $297 – $386 | $352 | 640 | $352 – $430 | |
| Connecticut | $294 – $408 | $354 | 329 | $354 – $446 | |
| Delaware | $312 – $398 | $354 | 48 | $354 – $416 | |
| New Hampshire | $315 – $409 | $356 | 50 | $356 – $431 | |
| Oregon | $315 – $391 | $364 | 235 | $364 – $425 | |
| South Dakota | $322 – $436 | $366 | 28 | $366 – $444 | |
| California | $328 – $409 | $374 | 2,366 | $374 – $440 | |
| Montana | $342 – $391 | $374 | 47 | $374 – $444 | |
| Maine | $320 – $452 | $382 | 45 | $382 – $468 | |
| Alaska | $360 – $415 | $384 | 42 | $384 – $476 | |
| Puerto Rico | $307 – $456 | $439 | 23 | $439 – $461 |
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Common questions
What should I ask the practice before agreeing?
How long should this last, and what does a replacement cost?
Is this the price I will pay without insurance?
No. The $285 to $382 range above is what dental plans have negotiated with contracted practices. If you are uninsured you will generally be quoted at or above the top of that range. We show an estimated self-pay range, clearly marked as an estimate, because we do not observe cash prices — see the methodology.
What is not included in this price?
Replacements, and adjustments after the first visit.
How do dental plans usually treat this?
Coverage is inconsistent; some plans cover it, others classify it as excluded.
How many practices is this based on?
This national figure comes from 22,543 separate dental practices. Each practice contributes one observation, which is the median of every rate it holds for this treatment.