realdentalcosts (R)

Minimal R client for the free Real Dental Costs Open Data API — independent U.S. dental price bands by state and procedure, and what Medicaid actually paid dentists per CDT code (HHS T-MSIS, 2018-2024).

• API documentation: https://realdentalcosts.com/en/api/
• Methodology: https://realdentalcosts.com/en/methodology/
• Human-readable code pages: https://realdentalcosts.com/en/dental-codes/d2740/

# install from r-universe
install.packages("realdentalcosts", repos = "https://shoopeur-eng.r-universe.dev")

library(realdentalcosts)
crown <- rdc_procedure("dental-crown")   # cash fair price, national + 51 states
paid  <- rdc_medicaid("D2740")           # Medicaid paid per claim line, by state

Data license: CC BY 4.0 (cite Real Dental Costs Data & Research Team, DOI 10.7910/DVN/7F2BZI). Code: MIT.