Houston Metro Guide
Wisdom Teeth Removal Cost in Houston, 2026
All four wisdom teeth with mixed impaction and IV sedation in Houston private practice runs $1,890 to $3,570 all-in in 2026. UT Health Houston School of Dentistry clinic delivers the same case for $700 to $1,400. Texas Medicaid covers adults only for emergency dental relief. Houston sits roughly 5 percent above the national median per ADA HPI 2026.
Houston Private Practice Pricing
| Case | National Range | Houston (1.05x) |
|---|---|---|
| Single erupted (D7140) | $75 to $200 | $80 to $210 |
| Single soft tissue impaction | $225 to $400 | $235 to $420 |
| Single full bony impaction | $400 to $600 | $420 to $630 |
| Two wisdom teeth, mixed | $700 to $1,400 | $735 to $1,470 |
| All four mixed impaction, IV sedation | $1,800 to $3,400 | $1,890 to $3,570 |
| All four full bony, IV sedation | $2,400 to $4,175 | $2,520 to $4,385 |
Houston multiplier of 1.05x from ADA HPI West South Central regional bands. Texas Medical Center, Memorial, River Oaks, and Galleria practices sit at the upper end. Pasadena, Aldine, Alief, and Cypress practices typically quote at or below national median.
Houston Dental School and Public Hospital Pathways
Houston has one accredited dental school in the metro and a strong public hospital oral surgery service through Harris Health System. Two other Texas dental schools (UT Health San Antonio Dental School, Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas) are accessible to Houston-area patients willing to travel.
UT Health Houston School of Dentistry
Texas Medical Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program with public clinic. Affiliated with Memorial Hermann hospital system. Wait list 6 to 10 weeks. All-four case typically $750 to $1,400.
Information →Harris Health System
Ben Taub Hospital, multiple Houston locations
Public hospital oral and maxillofacial surgery for Medicaid and uninsured. Ben Taub is the primary trauma and oral surgery centre. Sliding-scale fees for uninsured. Longer wait list than dental school (12 to 16 weeks for non-urgent). Strong for complex bony impaction cases.
Information →FQHCs with dental capacity in Houston include Legacy Community Health (multiple Houston locations), El Centro de Corazon (East End), and Hope Clinic (Southwest). All offer sliding-scale dental fees. Use the HRSA FQHC locator for the nearest dental-equipped centre.
Two further options for Houston-area patients: UT Health San Antonio Dental School (3 hours by car, often shorter wait list and lower fees) and Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas (4 hours by car). For complex cases the travel may be justified; for routine cases the local UT Health Houston pathway is typically more practical.
Houston Insurance and the Texas Medicaid Gap
Houston dental insurance is dominated by Delta Dental of Texas, MetLife, Aetna Dental, Cigna Dental, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Dental, and Humana Dental. Annual maximums typically run $1,500 to $2,500. Energy industry employer plans (ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Schlumberger) tend to run at the higher end with some plans offering $3,000 to $4,000 annual maximums and a few with no maximum on the dental benefit.
Texas Medicaid is one of the most restrictive adult dental programs in the US. The adult dental benefit is limited to emergency services: relief of pain, treatment of infection, and extractions of severely decayed teeth. Routine wisdom teeth extraction in an asymptomatic or chronically symptomatic patient is not covered. For acute pericoronitis or active infection on an impacted third molar the case can qualify as emergency dental, but elective removal does not.
Children under 21 (Medicaid and CHIP) in Texas have comprehensive dental including third molar evaluation and indicated extraction. For families with teenagers approaching the wisdom-teeth age window, the extraction window before the patient ages out of CHIP at 19 can be valuable.
For uninsured Houston adults, the without-insurance page documents dental savings plans and cash discount tactics that apply nationally. Houston-specific tactic: UT Health Houston School of Dentistry combined with a dental savings plan often delivers the lowest realistic cost path for routine cases. For acute infection cases, Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital provides emergency oral surgery on a sliding-scale basis.
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Sources: ADA Survey of Dental Fees 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Medicaid; Harris Health System; HRSA FQHC Locator.
Not medical advice. Texas Medicaid adult dental coverage is limited to emergency services; verify with Texas HHS before scheduling.