Teeth cleaning, adult cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for routine teeth cleaning (prophylaxis), adult or teen is $107.90 across 146 US hospitals; most list between $66.00 and $267.68. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 55 markets is $17.40. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Dental work costs
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for teeth cleaning, adult, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $327.47 and the lowest a median of $70.50. At 108 of 116 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CDT D1110?
This is a routine preventive teeth cleaning that removes plaque, tartar and stains from the teeth, usually done once or twice a year. It is for people with healthy gums or mild gum inflammation.
What the price covers
The fee covers the cleaning and polishing. The dental exam, X-rays and fluoride treatment are billed under their own codes.
Why prices differ
Hospital prices come mostly from hospital dental clinics and dental schools, which price differently from private offices; offices also differ in which exam and X-rays they add to a cleaning visit.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CDT D1110 includes the exam and X-rays or whether those are added.
Prices by state
Among 7 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Texas ($66.00), California ($96.88) and New Jersey ($142.64), and highest in Wisconsin ($267.68), Illinois ($166.00) and New York ($152.50).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Arizona$163.38, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$93.18, 1 hospital
- California$96.88
- Colorado$49.77, 2 hospitals
- Florida$474.00, 1 hospital
- Georgia$150.00
- Illinois$166.00
- Louisiana$44.37, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$123.63, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$183.07, 2 hospitals
- Minnesota$369.00, 1 hospital
- Mississippi$199.00, 3 hospitals
- Missouri$94.90, 1 hospital
- Nevada$276.60, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$142.64
- New Mexico$886.12, 1 hospital
- New York$152.50
- Ohio$36.75, 1 hospital
- Oklahoma$262.74, 1 hospital
- Oregon$432.74, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$17.40, 3 hospitals
- Texas$66.00
- Utah$165.54, 1 hospital
- Washington$25,648.63, 2 hospitals
- Wisconsin$267.68
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $199.00 | $199.00 | $199.00 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $886.12 | $886.12 | $886.12 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 7 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | 1.0× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $172.26 | $172.26 | $172.26 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $29.25 | $29.25 | $29.25 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $165.00 | $170.36 | $175.71 | 1.1× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 6 | $107.90 | $166.00 | $238.70 | 2.2× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $36.75 | $36.75 | $36.75 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 15 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 2 | $29.99 | $49.77 | $69.55 | 2.3× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $183.07 | $183.07 | $183.07 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $262.74 | $262.74 | $262.74 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $826.48 | $826.48 | $826.48 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 | $68.00 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 | $208.00 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $141.00 | $153.60 | $166.19 | 1.2× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 | $276.60 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $93.18 | $93.18 | $93.18 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $474.00 | $474.00 | $474.00 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $369.00 | $369.00 | $369.00 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 | $17.40 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 4 | $29.96 | $44.37 | $53.73 | 1.8× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 37 | $70.85 | $151.77 | $14,066.50 | 198.5× |
| Oneonta, NY | 2 | $24.66 | $64.95 | $105.24 | 4.3× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $163.38 | $163.38 | $163.38 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | 1.0× |
| Quincy, CA single city | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2 | $80.00 | $84.98 | $89.95 | 1.1× |
| Rochester, NY | 6 | $66.95 | $74.68 | $158.03 | 2.4× |
| Ruleville, MS single city | 1 | $51.50 | $51.50 | $51.50 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $165.54 | $165.54 | $165.54 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1 | $51,229.25 | $51,229.25 | $51,229.25 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 | $17.40 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $94.90 | $94.90 | $94.90 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 | $71.50 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 | $17.40 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 | $93.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $96.88 | $96.88 | $96.88 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $267.68 | $267.68 | $267.68 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $218.00 | $218.00 | $218.00 | 1.0× |
Common questions
What is CDT code D1110?
CDT D1110 is the billing code for routine teeth cleaning (prophylaxis), adult or teen. This is a routine preventive teeth cleaning that removes plaque, tartar and stains from the teeth, usually done once or twice a year. It is for people with healthy gums or mild gum inflammation.
What is the difference between a regular and a deep cleaning?
A regular cleaning works above and slightly below the gumline on healthy gums; a deep cleaning (D4341 or D4342) treats gum disease below the gumline and costs more.
Is there a separate code for children?
Yes. Children's cleanings use D1120.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for teeth cleaning, adult?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for teeth cleaning, adult has a median of $327.47 and the lowest a median of $70.50; at 108 of 116 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest teeth cleaning, adult?
Among 7 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Texas ($66.00), California ($96.88) and New Jersey ($142.64), and highest in Wisconsin ($267.68), Illinois ($166.00) and New York ($152.50). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other dental work prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.