NYC Metro Guide
Wisdom Teeth Removal Cost in New York City, 2026
All four wisdom teeth with mixed impaction and IV sedation in NYC private practice runs $2,430 to $4,590 all-in in 2026. The same case at NYU or Columbia dental school clinic runs $850 to $1,800. NY Medicaid covers adult extractions when medically necessary. NYC sits roughly 35 percent above the national median per the ADA Survey of Dental Fees 2026.
NYC Private Practice Pricing
| Case | National Range | NYC Range (1.35x) |
|---|---|---|
| Single erupted (D7140) | $75 to $200 | $100 to $270 |
| Single soft tissue impaction (D7220) | $225 to $400 | $305 to $540 |
| Single full bony impaction (D7240) | $400 to $600 | $540 to $810 |
| Two wisdom teeth, mixed | $700 to $1,400 | $945 to $1,890 |
| All four mixed impaction, IV sedation | $1,800 to $3,400 | $2,430 to $4,590 |
| All four full bony, IV sedation | $2,400 to $4,175 | $3,240 to $5,635 |
NYC multiplier of 1.35x derived from ADA HPI 2026 Mid-Atlantic regional bands and FAIR Health Consumer NYC ZIP-code adjustment. Manhattan oral surgery practices in the East 50s, Upper East Side, and Tribeca sit at the upper end of the range. Outer borough practices in Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx typically sit at the lower end or below.
NYC Dental Schools and Hospital Oral Surgery
New York City is one of the best US markets for dental school clinic access because three accredited dental schools operate in or near the metro. Each runs an oral surgery clinic where residents perform extractions under faculty supervision at fees materially below private practice.
NYU College of Dentistry
East 24th Street, Manhattan
Oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Public clinic open Monday to Friday for evaluation. Wait list for surgical extractions typically 6 to 10 weeks. All-four mixed impaction case typically $900 to $1,600.
Clinic information →Columbia University CDM
168th Street, Washington Heights
College of Dental Medicine oral surgery clinic. Affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian for hospital-based cases. Wait list 8 to 12 weeks for surgical extraction. All-four case typically $1,000 to $1,800.
Clinic information →Stony Brook SDM
Stony Brook, Long Island (LIRR)
School of Dental Medicine oral surgery clinic. Hospital-based at Stony Brook Medicine. Often shorter wait list than NYC schools because it is outside the city. All-four case typically $850 to $1,500.
Clinic information →Two additional pathways for lower-cost NYC oral surgery: NYC Health and Hospitals operates oral and maxillofacial surgery at Bellevue (Manhattan), Elmhurst (Queens), Kings County (Brooklyn), and Jacobi (Bronx). These accept Medicaid, commercial insurance, and offer sliding-scale fees for uninsured patients. Bellevue in particular is a high-volume teaching hospital with established oral surgery training.
Federally Qualified Health Centres with oral surgery capacity in NYC include NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers (Brooklyn), Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (Chinatown, Flushing), and the Institute for Family Health (multiple locations). Sliding-scale fees apply based on household income.
NYC Insurance Landscape
NYC commercial dental insurance is dominated by Delta Dental, MetLife, Aetna Dental, Cigna Dental, EmblemHealth Dental, and Healthplex. Annual maximums on employer-sponsored plans typically run $1,000 to $2,000, with the wisdom teeth case usually exceeding the annual maximum.
New York union dental plans tend to have more favourable annual maximums. The 1199SEIU Benefit Fund dental plan, covering many NYC health workers, has an annual maximum in the $2,500 to $3,500 range. The DC37 dental plan, covering NYC municipal workers, similarly runs above commercial market. Patients on these plans typically pay less out of pocket on a wisdom teeth case than commercial PPO peers because the maximum is less likely to bind.
New York Medicaid dental coverage for adults is among the more comprehensive in the US, covering medically necessary extractions including impacted third molars. The pathway is through one of the Medicaid Managed Care plans (Affinity, MetroPlusHealth, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst) which contract with a dental network. The Medicaid fee schedule pays providers materially less than commercial rates, which is why the NYC Medicaid dental network is smaller than the commercial network. NYC Health and Hospitals and the dental school clinics are reliable Medicaid acceptors.
For uninsured NYC patients, the without-insurance page documents dental savings plans, cash discounts, and financing routes that apply nationally. The NYC-specific tactic is to call multiple oral surgery practices for written quotes; price spread between Manhattan luxury practices and Queens or Brooklyn high-volume practices on the same case can be 40 to 60 percent.
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Other major metros: Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta. Anchors: 2026 benchmark, all 50 states, no insurance.
Sources: ADA Survey of Dental Fees 2026; New York Medicaid Dental; NYC Health and Hospitals; HRSA FQHC Locator; FAIR Health Consumer NYC ZIP estimator.
Not medical advice. Dental school clinic availability and pricing should be confirmed directly with the institution.