How much does a premolar root canal cost?

The typical premolar root canal cost is $628 (the median negotiated price), with the middle half of practices charging $542 to $715.

Root canal, premolar. Root canal treatment on a premolar, which usually has one or two canals.

Median negotiated

$628

observed midpoint

Middle half

$542 – $715

25th to 75th percentile

Practices

25,490

in the sample

Est. self-pay

$628 – $798

estimate, not observed

Premolar root canal cost nationally

Prices cluster fairly tightly, from $542 to $715 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 premolar, which usually has one or two canals.

What moves the price

Canal count and curvature; a specialist referral for a difficult case costs more.

Normally included

Cleaning, shaping and sealing the canals.

Usually billed separately

The crown afterwards, and any build-up.

How plans treat it

Covered similarly to other root canals.

Premolar 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, premolar: 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
Indiana	$515 – $683	$568	454	$568 – $765
Iowa	$501 – $659	$573	202	$573 – $719
District of Columbia	$425 – $691	$577	143	$577 – $794
Alabama	$505 – $676	$581	307	$581 – $797
Louisiana	$500 – $699	$590	322	$590 – $800
North Dakota	$500 – $629	$591	30	$591 – $807
Arkansas	$535 – $639	$595	202	$595 – $713
Michigan	$505 – $673	$597	668	$597 – $770
Idaho	$515 – $679	$600	146	$600 – $776
Pennsylvania	$514 – $685	$604	1,325	$604 – $770
Utah	$530 – $675	$604	298	$604 – $781
New Mexico	$515 – $678	$604	154	$604 – $773
Missouri	$515 – $712	$605	462	$605 – $774
Nebraska	$515 – $707	$609	179	$609 – $782
West Virginia	$558 – $652	$614	144	$614 – $694
Oklahoma	$556 – $692	$617	334	$617 – $805
Kansas	$528 – $704	$620	246	$620 – $807
Texas	$547 – $689	$621	2,273	$621 – $773
Illinois	$541 – $707	$622	971	$622 – $784
New Jersey	$512 – $718	$623	980	$623 – $795
Tennessee	$548 – $690	$623	553	$623 – $748
Kentucky	$531 – $708	$623	449	$623 – $813
New York	$551 – $703	$626	1,636	$626 – $782
South Carolina	$542 – $714	$627	296	$627 – $792
Delaware	$553 – $700	$627	49	$627 – $797
Ohio	$515 – $707	$630	878	$630 – $797
Colorado	$547 – $708	$631	581	$631 – $765
Massachusetts	$546 – $710	$634	758	$634 – $795
Virginia	$515 – $733	$634	707	$634 – $801
Maryland	$533 – $730	$635	568	$635 – $822
Mississippi	$556 – $728	$636	200	$636 – $818
Vermont	$523 – $777	$636	18	$636 – $842
Florida	$517 – $725	$638	1,697	$638 – $818
Arizona	$570 – $732	$638	620	$638 – $797
Hawaii	$567 – $717	$639	57	$639 – $799
Connecticut	$566 – $756	$641	345	$641 – $836
Oregon	$564 – $726	$641	255	$641 – $791
Georgia	$560 – $732	$642	667	$642 – $795
Washington	$573 – $736	$642	606	$642 – $807
Nevada	$569 – $750	$642	278	$642 – $836
California	$584 – $741	$648	2,711	$648 – $804
North Carolina	$587 – $732	$660	687	$660 – $825
South Dakota	$598 – $773	$662	36	$662 – $812
Minnesota	$553 – $757	$667	306	$667 – $850
Montana	$586 – $796	$668	58	$668 – $830
New Hampshire	$597 – $750	$669	54	$669 – $897
Rhode Island	$594 – $746	$670	51	$670 – $852
Wyoming	$545 – $717	$671	26	$671 – $735
Wisconsin	$586 – $760	$685	340	$685 – $792
Puerto Rico	$598 – $785	$703	31	$703 – $806
Alaska	$587 – $878	$733	43	$733 – $916
Maine	$625 – $844	$766	59	$766 – $872

Related treatments

Root canal, front tooth Root canal, molar

Root canals guide · All treatments · How this was measured

Common questions

What should I ask the practice before agreeing?

Would you treat this yourself or refer me, and how do the two costs compare?

Is this the price I will pay without insurance?

No. The $542 to $715 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 afterwards, and any build-up.

How do dental plans usually treat this?

Covered similarly to other root canals.

How many practices is this based on?

This national figure comes from 25,490 separate dental practices. Each practice contributes one observation, which is the median of every rate it holds for this treatment.