How much does a periodontal maintenance cleaning cost?

The typical periodontal maintenance cost is $96 (the median negotiated price), with the middle half of practices charging $82 to $111.

Ongoing gum maintenance cleaning. The ongoing cleaning programme that follows gum disease treatment, usually every three or four months rather than twice a year.

Median negotiated

$96

observed midpoint

Middle half

$82 – $111

25th to 75th percentile

Practices

25,251

in the sample

Est. self-pay

$96 – $126

estimate, not observed

Periodontal maintenance cost nationally

Prices cluster fairly tightly, from $82 to $111 across the middle half of the market, so shopping around saves less here than on larger treatments.

Observed dataObserved negotiated rates. Every figure here is a real negotiated amount taken from payer files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule. These are what a dental plan pays a contracted practice - not a cash price.

Estimated self-payEstimated self-pay range, not an observation. We do not have observed cash prices, and we will not present a modelled number as though we did. This range is the upper half of the same observed negotiated distribution, shown because an uninsured patient generally pays at or above the highest negotiated tier. Treat it as a budgeting aid and ask any practice for a written quote.

What it covers

The ongoing cleaning programme that follows gum disease treatment, usually every three or four months rather than twice a year.

What moves the price

Little per-visit variation, but the higher frequency makes the annual cost the thing to look at.

Normally included

One maintenance visit.

Usually billed separately

Nothing much, but you will need three or four of these a year indefinitely.

How plans treat it

Often covered at a lower percentage than a standard cleaning, and some plans cap the number per year.

Periodontal maintenance 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.

Ongoing gum maintenance cleaning: observed negotiated price by state

Middle half (25th–75th)MedianNational median

The same figures as a table, lowest median first. Only states with at least 15 practices are listed.

Negotiated columns are observed. The self-pay column is an estimate derived from the upper half of the same distribution — see methodology. Column headings sort the table.
State	Negotiated range Observed	Median	Practices (n)	Est. self-pay Estimated
District of Columbia	$58 – $106	$82	135	$82 – $118
Alabama	$77 – $105	$86	285	$86 – $135
Iowa	$76 – $102	$88	221	$88 – $110
Indiana	$81 – $103	$88	443	$88 – $119
Michigan	$76 – $107	$89	630	$89 – $132
Pennsylvania	$78 – $104	$90	1,298	$90 – $119
Colorado	$82 – $109	$90	605	$90 – $120
Arkansas	$82 – $97	$91	192	$91 – $110
New Mexico	$82 – $106	$91	149	$91 – $120
Louisiana	$77 – $104	$92	318	$92 – $118
West Virginia	$81 – $99	$92	158	$92 – $107
Mississippi	$80 – $110	$93	200	$93 – $120
Texas	$82 – $105	$94	2,212	$94 – $120
Illinois	$82 – $108	$94	967	$94 – $119
Ohio	$80 – $109	$94	874	$94 – $132
New Jersey	$80 – $109	$95	971	$95 – $124
Massachusetts	$83 – $109	$95	756	$95 – $120
Missouri	$82 – $108	$95	490	$95 – $122
New York	$83 – $107	$95	1,680	$95 – $122
Kansas	$83 – $107	$95	242	$95 – $119
Delaware	$81 – $117	$95	52	$95 – $128
Oklahoma	$83 – $109	$96	328	$96 – $121
Utah	$82 – $106	$96	301	$96 – $129
Florida	$82 – $111	$96	1,669	$96 – $125
Georgia	$82 – $111	$96	677	$96 – $132
Idaho	$82 – $106	$96	142	$96 – $117
Tennessee	$82 – $105	$96	558	$96 – $124
Nevada	$82 – $110	$96	304	$96 – $127
Arizona	$84 – $108	$96	581	$96 – $119
Kentucky	$83 – $118	$96	425	$96 – $132
Nebraska	$81 – $111	$96	178	$96 – $122
South Carolina	$86 – $111	$96	293	$96 – $126
North Dakota	$86 – $108	$96	27	$96 – $117
Maryland	$82 – $113	$97	520	$97 – $128
Oregon	$86 – $120	$97	260	$97 – $140
Virginia	$82 – $116	$99	683	$99 – $137
Washington	$82 – $119	$100	617	$100 – $134
Wisconsin	$91 – $113	$101	342	$101 – $135
Minnesota	$85 – $118	$101	282	$101 – $141
Hawaii	$82 – $119	$101	57	$101 – $135
Connecticut	$84 – $120	$102	371	$102 – $134
Rhode Island	$90 – $118	$102	53	$102 – $130
Vermont	$81 – $131	$102	18	$102 – $138
North Carolina	$93 – $116	$104	694	$104 – $132
California	$96 – $120	$105	2,662	$105 – $133
South Dakota	$88 – $118	$106	36	$106 – $142
New Hampshire	$88 – $123	$106	62	$106 – $135
Puerto Rico	$91 – $126	$109	31	$109 – $130
Alaska	$93 – $135	$110	36	$110 – $144
Maine	$94 – $136	$118	50	$118 – $137
Montana	$96 – $132	$120	59	$120 – $136
Wyoming	$97 – $133	$123	29	$123 – $138

Related treatments

Gum surgery (per quadrant)Deep cleaning, four or more teeth per quadrant Deep cleaning, one to three teeth per quadrant

Gum disease treatment guide · All treatments · How this was measured

Common questions

What should I ask the practice before agreeing?

How many of these will I need per year, and how many does my plan actually cover?

Is this the price I will pay without insurance?

No. The $82 to $111 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?

Nothing much, but you will need three or four of these a year indefinitely.

How do dental plans usually treat this?

Often covered at a lower percentage than a standard cleaning, and some plans cap the number per year.

How many practices is this based on?

This national figure comes from 25,251 separate dental practices. Each practice contributes one observation, which is the median of every rate it holds for this treatment.