Miami Metro Guide
Wisdom Teeth Removal Cost in Miami, 2026
No published source provides Miami-specific oral surgery fee benchmarks, so this page focuses on what is verifiable: the national reference range, the local low-cost pathways, and the coverage rules. Nationally, CareCredit's published cost guide puts all four wisdom teeth at $1,200 to $4,175 depending on impaction and anesthesia (checked June 2026). Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Davie typically charges well below private practice. Florida Medicaid covers adults only for emergency dental.
What a Miami Quote Costs
There is no published Miami-specific fee benchmark for oral surgery. The ADA discontinued its national Survey of Dental Fees in 2023 and nothing has replaced it (the fee data sources page explains the landscape). The verifiable national reference points, both checked June 2026: CareCredit's cost guide reports a national range of $1,200 to $4,175 for all four teeth depending on impaction and anesthesia, and Aspen Dental publishes an average of $299 per tooth (range $184 to $488) from its 2026 internal data.
To localise a figure, use FAIR Health Consumer's free ZIP-code estimator, built on insurance claims data, then collect two or three itemised CDT-coded quotes from Miami practices: those are the only binding numbers. Within the metro, Brickell, Coral Gables, Aventura, and Miami Beach practices generally price above Hialeah, Homestead, Doral, and Kendall practices for the same CDT codes, so quotes from more than one district are worth the phone calls.
Miami Dental School and Hospital Pathways
Miami does not have an in-city dental school, which is unusual for a large US metro. The closest dental school is Nova Southeastern University in Davie (Broward County). For complex cases, University of Florida College of Dentistry in Gainesville offers a larger oral surgery residency, though the 5-hour drive is impractical for routine cases.
Nova Southeastern University CDM
Davie, Broward County (30 min north of downtown Miami)
College of Dental Medicine oral surgery clinic. The closest dental school pathway for Miami-Dade residents. Expect a wait list for non-urgent cases; fees are set per case and are typically well below private practice. Confirm directly with the clinic.
Information →Jackson Memorial Hospital
Civic Center, downtown Miami
Jackson Health System operates oral and maxillofacial surgery as part of the public hospital service. Accepts Medicaid and uninsured on sliding-scale fees. Affiliated with University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Expect a substantial wait list for non-urgent cases.
Information →FQHCs with dental capacity in Miami-Dade County include Care Resource (Wynwood and Little Havana locations), Camillus Health Concern (Downtown Miami), and Borinquen Medical Centers (multiple locations). All offer sliding-scale dental fees. Use the HRSA FQHC locator for the nearest dental service.
For Miami patients open to a longer-distance dental school, University of Florida College of Dentistry in Gainesville often has a substantial oral surgery residency with public clinic access at the lowest dental-school pricing in Florida. Realistic for complex or unusual cases where the travel is justified by the savings; not for routine extractions.
Miami Insurance Landscape
Miami dental insurance is dominated by Delta Dental of Florida, MetLife, Aetna Dental, Cigna Dental, Humana Dental, Florida Blue Dental, Solstice Dental, and United Concordia. Annual maximums on employer-sponsored dental plans are often modest relative to a full surgical case, so check your plan's maximum and coverage percentage before scheduling, and ask the practice to submit a pre-treatment estimate.
Florida Medicaid adult dental is limited to emergency services: relief of pain, treatment of infection, and emergency extractions. Routine wisdom teeth extraction is not covered for adult enrollees. The emergency benefit can apply for acute pericoronitis or active infection cases. Children under 21 on Medicaid and Florida KidCare have comprehensive dental including third molar evaluation and indicated extraction.
Miami has a substantial international visitor and snowbird population. International visitor coverage varies enormously; some carry travel medical that excludes dental, some carry comprehensive international plans that include dental at international fee schedules. International patients receiving urgent oral surgery in Miami should verify coverage carefully before scheduling and budget for full out-of-pocket as the default.
For uninsured Miami adults, the without-insurance page documents dental savings plans and cash discount tactics that apply nationally. Miami-specific tactic: practices in Hialeah, Homestead, and Doral often quote below Coral Gables or Brickell practices for the same case; compare itemised CDT-coded quotes. Many of these practices serve a heavily Spanish-speaking patient base, which is useful for patients more comfortable in Spanish than English.
Miami: FAQ
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Other major metros: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta.
Sources: CareCredit wisdom teeth cost guide (checked June 2026); Aspen Dental published pricing (checked June 2026); Florida Medicaid; Jackson Health System; HRSA FQHC Locator.
Not medical advice. Florida Medicaid adult dental coverage is limited; verify with Florida DCF before scheduling.