Dental implant cost in Colorado
What implants cost in Colorado at local prices, what Health First Colorado pays for adults, and where to check a dentist.
- Colorado: one implant
- The post, abutment, and crown cost $3,000 to $6,000
- All-on-4 for one dental arch
- One arch costs $16,600 to $29,100
- Service price levels
- The level is about the same as the US average; ranked 26 of 51; BEA 2024, Nov 1, 2026
Your Colorado dental implant cost follows local service prices, including those for dental care. Throughout Colorado, these service prices are about 0.4% below the US average. When you have Medicaid, your state plan is Health First Colorado. For members age 21 and over, the plan provides a limited dental benefit capped at $3,000 yearly starting July 1, 2026. The plan pays no more than that amount each year. Implants aren't listed on the official pages we reviewed, so call your plan to ask about them. The plan covers crowns, fillings, cleanings, root canals, and both full and partial dentures.
Dentures and emergency care stay outside the $3,000 yearly limit, which can help when money is tight. You can use the entire cap for other dental work. Once in your life, the plan replaces dentures that are lost, stolen, or broken beyond repair. Another option is to look for lower-cost treatment at a dental school clinic. According to patient information from CU Anschutz School of Dental Medicine, the school provides implants and oral surgery, plus crowns, fillings, and dentures. You can receive all of this care at one location. The Colorado Dental Board lets you check a dentist's license online before surgery.
Colorado prices
| Treatment | Unit | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Single implant with crown | per tooth | $3,000 to $6,000 |
| Implant bridge, 3 to 4 teeth | per bridge | $5,450 to $14,200 |
| All-on-4 full arch | per arch | $16,600 to $29,100 |
| Snap-on implant denture | per arch | $7,750 to $13,350 |
| Single mini dental implant | per implant | $590 to $1,550 |
| Dental bone graft | per graft site | $550 to $5,150 |
Colorado ranges reflect US prices adjusted by regional price parities from BEA. US prices and sources
Colorado Medicaid dental coverage
The adult benefit is limited, with a $3,000 yearly cap beginning July 1, 2026; dentures are covered, but implants are not listed.
- Members age 21 and over who qualify for Health First Colorado can receive adult dental benefits.
- Adults' yearly benefits are limited to $3,000, effective July 1, 2026.
- The yearly limit excludes emergency services and dentures.
- Dentures lost or stolen, as well as broken dentures that cannot be repaired, qualify for one replacement during your lifetime.
- Partial dentures, crowns, fillings, root canals, and cleanings are among the covered dental services.
Source: healthfirstcolorado.gov
- Coverage for adult dental care
- limited
- Limit per year
- The yearly maximum is $3,000.
- Dentures
- covered
How to check a dentist in Colorado
Dentists in Colorado are licensed by the Colorado Dental Board.
- Every two-year license period requires 30 hours of continuing education from dentists, dental therapists, and dental hygienists.
- The board's name became Colorado Dental Board in 2013.
- Through Colorado's Department of Regulatory Agencies, you can check professional licenses online and see public disciplinary records.
Source: dpo.colorado.gov
More affordable care in Colorado
- The clinic lists implant treatment at CU Anschutz School of Dental Medicine.