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05-27-2011, 03:28 PM
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I don't know where else to ask this, but something doesn't look right on the bill. My husband had a bone graft and implant done on a molar by our oral surgeon. All is well there.
Then he went back to our regular dentist for the crown. A claim was submitted to the insurance for two things:
D6065 - Implant supported porcelain/ceramic crown
D6058 - Abutment supported porcelain/ceramic crown
Wouldn't you have one procedure OR the other and not both? I suspect the dentist submitted it two ways, hoping they would pay one of them. I just want to make sure that we only pay for one of them.
Anyone here have any information or advice?
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05-27-2011, 04:53 PM
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I would definitely check with the dentist's billing department about that. A tooth can only hold one crown at a time. If you only got one crown, then the bill should be only for one crown.
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05-28-2011, 10:23 AM
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It may be, (check with the dentisit) that it was necessary to support the new implant by tying it onto a crown on an adjacent tooth.
I have an implant. The two adjacent teeth were crowned with a solid bridge connecting the three teeth. It's hard to describe, but you can't tell that the three are connected as it is done across the back of the teeth. I may be wrong, but the term "abutment supported" makes me think that he may have had the same thing done.
Take a piece of dental floss and try to slip it between the teeth on either side. If it won't go on one side, that's where the bridge is. I think it's needed to hold the implant in place until it becomes set in the bone.
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05-29-2011, 01:13 PM
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When you get implants, the implant is the part that goes into the jaw to replace the tooth "root." You then need "abutments" that screw into that, the crown goes over the abutment. Your bill seems correct to me, I just had this done.
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05-29-2011, 02:29 PM
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The billing in the OP says there were TWO porcelain/ceramic crowns. I repeat: a tooth can only have one crown at a time. You don't get a crown on an implant, then an abutment screwed onto that crown, and then another crown on top of the abutment. You get ONE crown, per tooth. You can get a temporary "place holder" placed on top of the abutment until a permanent crown is ready, but you wouldn't be billed for two porcelain/ceramic crowns.
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05-30-2011, 02:16 PM
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Why not just ask the dentist office? I never hesitate to question anything I don't understand. Makes more sense than asking here....
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