By NextBestFitDental services
Offices of dentists and dental specialists.
Amount
$189.2B
per year
Per resident, per year
$555
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$1,431
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
Out of pocket $72.5B + Private health insurance $78.2B + Medicare $12.6B + Medicaid $15.2B + Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) $6.7B + Other third-party payers & programs $4B
Part of: National health expenditures ($5,278.6B, 2024)
Details
| Out of pocket | $72.5B |
| Private health insurance | $78.2B |
| Medicare | $12.6B |
| Medicaid | $15.2B |
| Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) | $6.7B |
| Other third-party payers & programs | $4B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: CMS Office of the Actuary (2025)