How much does a front tooth root canal cost?

The typical front tooth root canal cost is $538 (the median negotiated price), with the middle half of practices charging $461 to $617.

Root canal, front tooth. Root canal treatment on a front tooth, which normally has a single canal.

Median negotiated

$538

observed midpoint

Middle half

$461 – $617

25th to 75th percentile

Practices

25,305

in the sample

Est. self-pay

$538 – $690

estimate, not observed

Front tooth root canal cost nationally

Prices cluster fairly tightly, from $461 to $617 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

Root canal treatment on a front tooth, which normally has a single canal.

What moves the price

The least complex root canal. A specialist usually charges above a general dentist.

Normally included

Cleaning, shaping and sealing the canal.

Usually billed separately

The crown or filling that restores the tooth afterwards - essentially always needed.

How plans treat it

Usually a basic or major service depending on the plan.

Front tooth root canal 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.

Root canal, front tooth: 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
Iowa	$419 – $568	$486	204	$486 – $618
District of Columbia	$373 – $586	$486	134	$486 – $696
Indiana	$442 – $587	$492	442	$492 – $657
Alabama	$433 – $588	$498	305	$498 – $688
Arkansas	$461 – $554	$504	186	$504 – $592
Utah	$455 – $603	$505	305	$505 – $701
Michigan	$419 – $574	$505	661	$505 – $669
Pennsylvania	$438 – $594	$515	1,318	$515 – $672
New Mexico	$438 – $580	$516	146	$516 – $650
North Dakota	$400 – $551	$519	31	$519 – $642
Idaho	$444 – $576	$521	146	$521 – $662
Missouri	$444 – $618	$524	473	$524 – $675
Vermont	$462 – $669	$524	18	$524 – $707
Louisiana	$433 – $613	$526	334	$526 – $702
West Virginia	$477 – $566	$528	162	$528 – $754
Oklahoma	$468 – $618	$529	317	$529 – $692
New York	$476 – $603	$529	1,665	$529 – $675
Delaware	$456 – $591	$532	47	$532 – $712
Kentucky	$449 – $615	$534	439	$534 – $686
Texas	$457 – $596	$535	2,298	$535 – $669
Florida	$430 – $623	$535	1,629	$535 – $692
Illinois	$459 – $613	$536	950	$536 – $673
Kansas	$454 – $608	$536	246	$536 – $682
Nevada	$475 – $630	$537	285	$537 – $701
New Jersey	$451 – $618	$538	977	$538 – $692
Tennessee	$458 – $588	$540	554	$540 – $647
Colorado	$476 – $610	$541	582	$541 – $673
South Carolina	$453 – $620	$541	287	$541 – $688
Arizona	$478 – $627	$543	591	$543 – $690
Nebraska	$452 – $608	$544	170	$544 – $689
Virginia	$444 – $644	$544	719	$544 – $713
Ohio	$444 – $618	$546	842	$546 – $683
Washington	$500 – $625	$547	596	$547 – $701
Mississippi	$476 – $624	$547	208	$547 – $730
Hawaii	$495 – $610	$548	56	$548 – $678
California	$488 – $637	$549	2,700	$549 – $706
Massachusetts	$476 – $616	$549	742	$549 – $710
Oregon	$476 – $633	$549	269	$549 – $686
Maryland	$473 – $643	$552	538	$552 – $735
Rhode Island	$512 – $654	$552	55	$552 – $738
Georgia	$466 – $644	$556	665	$556 – $689
Connecticut	$485 – $652	$556	344	$556 – $725
Montana	$490 – $686	$563	58	$563 – $727
South Dakota	$509 – $663	$566	37	$566 – $676
North Carolina	$485 – $633	$567	679	$567 – $723
Minnesota	$472 – $660	$570	309	$570 – $728
New Hampshire	$494 – $670	$570	61	$570 – $776
Wyoming	$469 – $630	$579	27	$579 – $655
Wisconsin	$500 – $667	$590	337	$590 – $689
Puerto Rico	$531 – $672	$603	34	$603 – $691
Alaska	$515 – $740	$639	42	$639 – $787
Maine	$508 – $733	$668	54	$668 – $748

Related treatments

Root canal, premolar Root canal, molar

Root canals guide · All treatments · How this was measured

Common questions

What should I ask the practice before agreeing?

What is the total for the root canal plus whatever restores the tooth afterwards?

Is this the price I will pay without insurance?

No. The $461 to $617 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?

The crown or filling that restores the tooth afterwards - essentially always needed.

How do dental plans usually treat this?

Usually a basic or major service depending on the plan.

How many practices is this based on?

This national figure comes from 25,305 separate dental practices. Each practice contributes one observation, which is the median of every rate it holds for this treatment.