How fees work
We bill dental plans and, when surgery is medically necessary, medical plans. Here is how paying works, in the order most patients ask.
Insurance we work with
Many removals involve two plans: your dental plan, and for some surgery and for anesthesia, your medical plan. Whether we are in network depends on the plan, and we tell you before the day. We are not enrolled with Medicaid or CHIP.
Dental plans, PPO and others
Medical plans, for surgery that is medically necessary
Not enrolled with Medicaid or CHIP
If you pay yourself
If you pay yourself, you pay at the visit. The surgery and the sedation are separate lines, so you can see what each costs. Financing is offered by third-party lenders. Approval and terms are set by the lender.
Pay at the visit
Surgery and sedation on separate lines
Third-party financing, set by the lender
Receipts for reimbursement
If we are out of network with your plan, we give you an itemized receipt after the visit. You can send it to a plan that reimburses out-of-network care. The plan decides what it pays.
Itemized, every visit
Procedure codes on request
An estimate in advance
You can ask for a written estimate before any treatment. If you are paying without insurance, we give you a written estimate in advance, when you schedule or whenever you ask. It lists the visit, the surgery and the sedation, each with its fee.
Written, before treatment
Each step and its fee
Take it home before you decide
Checking your benefits
We contact your plans before the visit and tell you what each is likely to pay and what you may owe. A plan's answer is an estimate, not a promise, and the plan makes the final decision.
We call your plans for you
A plain summary before the day
What the first visit includes
About half an hour: a talk about what worries you, an exam, a look at your X-ray, and the plan and estimate in writing. Fill in your health history on our private patient portal, not by email or through the contact form.
Open the patient portalA talk, then an exam
The plan and estimate in writing
Health history on the portal
The practice replaces these answers with its own.
Questions about fees
Why might two plans be involved?
A tooth removal is usually dental. Some surgery, and the anesthesia for it, can be medical. We check both and explain which one we are billing.
Can I get the fee before I decide?
Yes. Ask for the written estimate when you book, or at the consultation.
Do you take Medicaid?
We are not enrolled with Medicaid or CHIP. Call and we'll tell you who to ask next.
Ask about a fee before you come
Nina Bostic can walk you through your plans over the phone.