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Tooth Nerve Vitality Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS D0460

A simple in-office test to check whether the nerve and blood supply inside a tooth are still alive and healthy, often using a cold stimulus, an electrical tester, or another method to see how the tooth responds. It helps determine whether a tooth needs root canal treatment or other care.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tooth Nerve Vitality Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $18.62.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $19
$20professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Minnesota than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 23rd of 51

$18.62

MN $75.86SD $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.