Teeth Cleaning Cost by State (2026) & How to Negotiate
What a routine adult teeth cleaning typically costs in every state without insurance, and what it costs a Clear Care member: nothing. Updated September 2026.
A teeth cleaning in the United States typically costs $120 if you pay cash, from about $90 in Arkansas to $250 in New York. A negotiated price usually lands between $47 and $162 depending on the state. Every state is in the table below.
What this covers
A routine cleaning (CDT code D1110, prophylaxis) is the twice-a-year visit: plaque and tartar removed, teeth polished, usually paired with an exam and X-rays. It is not a deep cleaning; that is a different procedure with its own page, deep cleaning cost.
A negotiated price usually lands between $47 and $162 depending on the state.
Teeth Cleaning Cost by State
The cash price is what a practice typically charges someone paying without a membership; the negotiated range is where a negotiated price in that state usually lands.
| State | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $91 | $47 – $65 |
| Alaska | $162 | $103 – $128 |
| Arizona | $120 | $59 – $84 |
| Arkansas | $90 | $51 – $69 |
| California | $160 | $62 – $97 |
| Colorado | $124 | $65 – $90 |
| Connecticut | $129 | $72 – $94 |
| Delaware | $115 | $76 – $98 |
| Florida | $160 | $57 – $93 |
| Georgia | $125 | $58 – $86 |
| Hawaii | $125 | $63 – $84 |
| Idaho | $105 | $64 – $82 |
| Illinois | $140 | $59 – $92 |
| Indiana | $114 | $56 – $81 |
| Iowa | $107 | $58 – $81 |
| Kansas | $107 | $59 – $84 |
| Kentucky | $102 | $49 – $71 |
| Louisiana | $106 | $54 – $72 |
| Maine | $124 | $72 – $94 |
| Maryland | $125 | $54 – $81 |
| Massachusetts | $158 | $71 – $103 |
| Michigan | $121 | $61 – $84 |
| Minnesota | $125 | $77 – $95 |
| Mississippi | $95 | $51 – $69 |
| Missouri | $116 | $59 – $84 |
| Montana | $105 | $65 – $84 |
| Nebraska | $100 | $53 – $73 |
| Nevada | $131 | $57 – $83 |
| New Hampshire | $125 | $72 – $94 |
| New Jersey | $155 | $66 – $103 |
| New Mexico | $125 | $59 – $85 |
| New York | $250 | $85 – $162 |
| North Carolina | $125 | $67 – $89 |
| North Dakota | $111 | $68 – $87 |
| Ohio | $113 | $57 – $82 |
| Oklahoma | $105 | $55 – $84 |
| Oregon | $119 | $67 – $93 |
| Pennsylvania | $130 | $58 – $87 |
| Rhode Island | $125 | $65 – $90 |
| South Carolina | $105 | $59 – $82 |
| South Dakota | $103 | $62 – $80 |
| Tennessee | $120 | $56 – $77 |
| Texas | $125 | $55 – $84 |
| Utah | $99 | $50 – $69 |
| Vermont | $115 | $71 – $103 |
| Virginia | $108 | $62 – $84 |
| Washington | $157 | $81 – $111 |
| Washington, DC | $175 | $65 – $112 |
| West Virginia | $96 | $50 – $90 |
| Wisconsin | $114 | $71 – $86 |
| Wyoming | $104 | $63 – $83 |
Clear Care has no fixed member rate for this procedure. When you book through the app, your concierge negotiates the price with the practice on your behalf and you see it in a treatment plan before anything happens. The negotiated range in the table is where negotiated prices in that market usually land; it is a guide, not a quote.
Why the range is so wide
- What's bundled. Some practices quote the cleaning alone, others fold in the exam and X-rays.
- How long since the last one. A cleaning after years away can turn into a deep cleaning.
- Where you live. Hygienist wages and rent vary a lot by state.
How to negotiate the price yourself
A quoted price is a starting point, not a verdict, and you do not need a membership to ask. Before you book:
- Ask for the cash price in writing, with the code. Ask the office for the price of CDT code D1110 as a cash patient. Having the code means two quotes describe the same thing.
- Get an itemized treatment plan. Ask what the quote includes: the exam, the X-rays, any temporary or follow-up visit. A low headline price with extras billed on top is the most common surprise.
- Ask what paying in full at the visit is worth. Many practices take something off for payment on the day, and some only say so when asked.
- Ask which of the factors above you have a choice in. Material, who does the work and whether it is done in one visit or two all move the price, and the dentist can tell you which choices are clinical and which are yours.
- Get a second quote before you agree. Prices for the same procedure vary from one practice to the next in the same city; the table above shows how wide that spread is.
- Do not agree in the chair. Take the written plan home and say yes from there.
As a Clear Care member you skip these calls: your concierge negotiates the price with the practice before treatment, and the agreed price arrives in the app before you sit down. The steps below describe how.
What a Clear Care member pays
Two routine cleanings a year, a comprehensive exam and a full set of X-rays are included with every Clear Care membership. Included visits cost you nothing at the practice. That is the whole point of the membership: the visits that keep you out of the chair for a root canal are the ones that are free.
How to get a real number for your tooth
- Check the price in the app. The price check shows the typical range for your ZIP code, with and without the membership.
- Request the visit. Your concierge calls the practice, including the dentist you already see, and negotiates the price.
- Read the treatment plan. The negotiated price arrives in the app before treatment. Accept it or decline it; nothing is charged until you say yes.
Where these numbers come from
These are estimates, not quotes. They come from dental fee data we track for each state's largest metro area , last updated August 2026. Your own dentist's price, and the price your concierge agrees, will differ.