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    "api_version": "v1",
    "edition": "2026.1",
    "generated_at": "2026-08-03T11:06:34.568Z",
    "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-implant",
  "label": "Single dental implant (complete)",
  "category": "excluded",
  "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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    "avg_usd": 4507,
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  },
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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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    "state_max_usd": 5733
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      "high_usd": 4875
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      "avg_usd": 3885,
      "high_usd": 4940
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    {
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "code": "KY",
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      "avg_usd": 3948,
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    {
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      "code": "WV",
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      "avg_usd": 3969,
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      "code": "IA",
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      "avg_usd": 3990,
      "high_usd": 5075
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      "state": "Kansas",
      "code": "KS",
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      "avg_usd": 4032,
      "high_usd": 5130
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      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "code": "OK",
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    {
      "state": "Indiana",
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      "avg_usd": 4095,
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    {
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "code": "SD",
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      "avg_usd": 4095,
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      "code": "LA",
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      "code": "NE",
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      "avg_usd": 4158,
      "high_usd": 5290
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      "state": "South Carolina",
      "code": "SC",
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      "state": "Georgia",
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      "avg_usd": 4179,
      "high_usd": 5315
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    {
      "state": "Missouri",
      "code": "MO",
      "low_usd": 3485,
      "avg_usd": 4179,
      "high_usd": 5315
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    {
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "code": "TN",
      "low_usd": 3485,
      "avg_usd": 4179,
      "high_usd": 5315
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    {
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      "high_usd": 5340
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    {
      "state": "Ohio",
      "code": "OH",
      "low_usd": 3505,
      "avg_usd": 4200,
      "high_usd": 5340
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    {
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "code": "NC",
      "low_usd": 3540,
      "avg_usd": 4242,
      "high_usd": 5395
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    {
      "state": "Michigan",
      "code": "MI",
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      "avg_usd": 4305,
      "high_usd": 5475
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    {
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "code": "NM",
      "low_usd": 3590,
      "avg_usd": 4305,
      "high_usd": 5475
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    {
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "code": "WI",
      "low_usd": 3610,
      "avg_usd": 4326,
      "high_usd": 5505
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      "state": "Utah",
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      "avg_usd": 4347,
      "high_usd": 5530
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    {
      "state": "Idaho",
      "code": "ID",
      "low_usd": 3645,
      "avg_usd": 4368,
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    {
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "code": "MN",
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      "avg_usd": 4410,
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      "state": "Texas",
      "code": "TX",
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      "avg_usd": 4410,
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      "high_usd": 5665
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    {
      "state": "Arizona",
      "code": "AZ",
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    {
      "state": "Florida",
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    {
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      "avg_usd": 4515,
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    {
      "state": "Colorado",
      "code": "CO",
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      "avg_usd": 4538,
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    {
      "state": "Virginia",
      "code": "VA",
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    {
      "state": "Illinois",
      "code": "IL",
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    {
      "state": "Maine",
      "code": "ME",
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    {
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "code": "PA",
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      "avg_usd": 4620,
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    {
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "code": "CT",
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      "avg_usd": 4683,
      "high_usd": 5955
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      "state": "Oregon",
      "code": "OR",
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      "avg_usd": 4725,
      "high_usd": 6010
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      "state": "Vermont",
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    {
      "state": "Delaware",
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      "low_usd": 4020,
      "avg_usd": 4820,
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    {
      "state": "Nevada",
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      "avg_usd": 4830,
      "high_usd": 6145
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    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "code": "RI",
      "low_usd": 4030,
      "avg_usd": 4830,
      "high_usd": 6145
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    {
      "state": "Maryland",
      "code": "MD",
      "low_usd": 4115,
      "avg_usd": 4935,
      "high_usd": 6275
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    {
      "state": "Washington",
      "code": "WA",
      "low_usd": 4115,
      "avg_usd": 4935,
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    {
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "code": "NH",
      "low_usd": 4170,
      "avg_usd": 4998,
      "high_usd": 6355
    },
    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "code": "NJ",
      "low_usd": 4205,
      "avg_usd": 5040,
      "high_usd": 6410
    },
    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "code": "MA",
      "low_usd": 4290,
      "avg_usd": 5145,
      "high_usd": 6545
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    {
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "code": "DC",
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      "avg_usd": 5250,
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    {
      "state": "Alaska",
      "code": "AK",
      "low_usd": 4545,
      "avg_usd": 5450,
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    {
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "code": "HI",
      "low_usd": 4555,
      "avg_usd": 5460,
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    {
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      "code": "NY",
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      "avg_usd": 5565,
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    {
      "state": "California",
      "code": "CA",
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