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    "api_version": "v1",
    "edition": "2026.1",
    "generated_at": "2026-07-30T16:57:22.144Z",
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution_required": true,
    "attribution": "Real Dental Costs — https://realdentalcosts.com",
    "doi": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20531728",
    "methodology": "https://realdentalcosts.com/en/methodology/",
    "docs": "https://realdentalcosts.com/en/api/",
    "disclaimer": "Independent pricing and market research. NOT medical, dental or insurance advice."
  },
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  "slug": "dental-crown",
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  "category": "major",
  "basis": "observed",
  "basis_note": "The state AVERAGE is a measured price (implant = Real Dental Costs' own observed series, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20531728, validated against ASQ360 at Spearman 0.945; crown/veneer/braces/dentures = ASQ360/CareCredit Average Procedural Cost Study 2023-2024). The [low, high] band around the state average is MODELLED from published national ratios, not an observed percentile.",
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    "note": "National average as published by the per-state source (ASQ360/CareCredit for crown/veneer/braces/denture; Real Dental Costs observed series for implant), with the observed spread across the 51 state markets. May differ slightly from national.avg_usd, which comes from the procedure-cost CSV.",
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      "code": "OK",
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      "code": "SD",
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      "code": "SC",
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      "code": "GA",
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      "high_usd": 2040
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      "state": "Tennessee",
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    {
      "state": "North Dakota",
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    {
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      "avg_usd": 1231,
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    {
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "code": "NC",
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      "high_usd": 2035
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      "state": "Michigan",
      "code": "MI",
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      "high_usd": 2070
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      "state": "New Mexico",
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      "avg_usd": 1149,
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    {
      "state": "Wisconsin",
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      "low_usd": 960,
      "avg_usd": 1259,
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      "code": "MN",
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      "code": "AZ",
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      "code": "ME",
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      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "code": "PA",
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      "state": "Connecticut",
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    {
      "state": "Oregon",
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    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
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    {
      "state": "Maryland",
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    {
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      "code": "WA",
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      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "code": "NH",
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    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "code": "NJ",
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      "avg_usd": 1605,
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    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "code": "MA",
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    {
      "state": "District of Columbia",
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    {
      "state": "Alaska",
      "code": "AK",
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    {
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "code": "HI",
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      "code": "NY",
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    {
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