Wisdom Teeth and Insurance

One important question patients have about third molar surgery is about insurance. We realize that this can be a stressful part of the visit. Listed below are the details of how we handle insurance for third molar surgery.

1. Wisdom teeth (third molars) are typically covered under medical as a primary payor and a dental as secondary. So, we ask that you bring both insurance cards to your first appointment so that we can check their benefits for surgery services.
2. As a new patient to us, we ask that you pay in full for a consultation visit as well as the panoramic x-ray (if needed). Our consultation fee is $76 and our panoramic x-ray is $125. We will submit this visit to the insurance company and request that they mail a reimbursement check based on your benefits directly back to you.
3. Once Dr. Largey sees you for consultation he will provide a treatment plan. Our insurance specialist, Sharon will then check the benefits under the plan(s) and let you know your out of pocket costs. The rest will be paid directly to our office, keeping your cost as low as possible.
4. We submit all claims electronically. We will accept the assignment of benefits for third molar surgery cases. Sometimes referrals from primary care doctors are needed, or even an out of network waiver. Sharon will assist in this process to make sure everything is in place for insurance billing and payment.

Please feel free to call with any questions—that’s what we are here for.

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