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08-29-2019, 10:57 AM
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My dental insurance w/Cigna won't cover porcelain crowns, only metal ones. I don't know anyone who gets metal crowns anymore and I wasn't offered the option of this, anyway. Has anyone else heard of insurance not covering porcelain crowns?
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08-29-2019, 11:01 AM
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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, originally from SF Bay Area
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Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla
My dental insurance w/Cigna won't cover porcelain crowns, only metal ones. I don't know anyone who gets metal crowns anymore and I wasn't offered the option of this, anyway. Has anyone else heard of insurance not covering porcelain crowns?
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No, but we have Delta Dental, and fortunately my wife and I each have it through our employers and cover each other so we get double the normal coverage amount.
Cigna has about 5-6 different dental plans, it could be that yours is one that has less benefits at a lower premium cost. |
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08-29-2019, 11:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla
My dental insurance w/Cigna won't cover porcelain crowns, only metal ones. I don't know anyone who gets metal crowns anymore and I wasn't offered the option of this, anyway. Has anyone else heard of insurance not covering porcelain crowns?
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This is very common. Most insurance companies only cover porcelain if it's a front tooth. Funny how insurance premiums keep rising but coverage gets worse.
Talk to your dentist. Most likely they will do a porcelain crown, you will have to pay the difference between that and the cost of the metal one. |
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08-29-2019, 08:03 PM
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Porcelain is more expensive. This is why your insurance doesn't cover it. This was in the paperwork you signed and agreed to this.
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08-29-2019, 08:25 PM
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My insurance company would only pay for a PFM crown but my dentist fabricated a zirconium crown in his office and accepted what the insurance company paid. He said it's easier for him to do that than to have a lab to fabricate a PFM crown. He's the 2nd dentist I've been to who did this.
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09-20-2019, 10:38 AM
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I have several gold crowns in my back molars. They are fine. I'm sure insurance won't cover gold, but I see no problem with metal crowns.
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09-21-2019, 06:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla
My dental insurance w/Cigna won't cover porcelain crowns, only metal ones. I don't know anyone who gets metal crowns anymore and I wasn't offered the option of this, anyway. Has anyone else heard of insurance not covering porcelain crowns?
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I think this was pretty standard in the years I had dental insurance form my employer. Porcelain was covered only for front teeth. |
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09-21-2019, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PriscillaVanilla
My dental insurance w/Cigna won't cover porcelain crowns, only metal ones. I don't know anyone who gets metal crowns anymore and I wasn't offered the option of this, anyway. Has anyone else heard of insurance not covering porcelain crowns?
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Zirconia is metal. https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-h...nia-crows-0417 |
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