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Look up selected California Medi-Cal Dental maximum allowances from a dated DHCS schedule and review what the published amount does and does not mean.
The lookup contains selected, independently labeled procedures from the current California schedule.
D2740
Medi-Cal maximum allowance
$340
Effective 2026-09-01. Coverage criteria and authorization requirements may apply. Medi-Cal pays the lesser of the billed amount or applicable maximum, subject to program criteria.
Historical California Medicaid paid average
$474
2023-2024, across 184,307 claim lines. This is not the current allowance or a patient price.
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Using the estimate
This lookup shows selected maximum allowances from California's current Medi-Cal Dental schedule. An allowance is a program payment limit, not a retail price, guaranteed payment, or amount a patient necessarily owes.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1
Search the selected identifiers and confirm that the procedure matches the service documented by the treating office. The independent short labels on this page are orientation aids, not official coding instructions.
Step 2
The page identifies the DHCS schedule version used for the displayed amount. Review the current provider publication when preparing or checking a claim because allowances and requirements can change.
Step 3
A maximum allowance does not establish eligibility, coverage, authorization, documentation, or final payment. Use the applicable DHCS manual, bulletins, and claim guidance for those requirements.
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