Question:
I received a an estimate from my insurance and it gave me the costs from my
dentist for a crown and "prefab post and core." I was just wondering what the
charges for each procedure range from for each of them. The esimate I got for
the porcelain/metal crown was $920 and for the prefab post and core was $350.
My insurance is only paying 50% so I want to see how the prices compare to
others.
Answer:
I had one done about a year ago, and it cost about $550 drive out. I
did not have insurance though.
Check around- a lot of times dentists overcharge for crowns when they KNOW
that insurance will pay for a portion!! I had a crown put on one of my
teeth- the dentist charged me $500 at the time for the crown because he had
made me a deal w/ the root canal ( I am a cash customer). I overheard him
telling a patient that their charge for the crown was $600 PLUS what the
insurance was paying the dentist!! Call around and ask other dentists AND
call your dentist anonymously and ask him what a crown for that tooth would
cost being a non insurance customer. The cost you said sounds high anyway!!
My brothers dentist who does good work but is expensive charges $700 for a
crown. Post and cores usually range in the $150-$200 area. This is in PA and
is a top rate dentist!!
Also make sure that when you get the crown, make sure the dentist does a
color match up and when he puts on the crown, he is not drilling it to death
to make the crown fit!! This is a sign of a poorly made crown and it will
look like crap and feel rough!! Do not be afraid to speak up- you are paying
a lot of money for this tooth and it should look real!!
Welfare clientele? How do you know that they aren't just simple, uneducated
people with no money, just like yourself?
Why do see it relevent to point out that the dentist was Asian?
Also, you sweat blood for minimum wage? Don't blame the system just because
you are too stupid and untalented to obtain decent employment. I have
nothing against simpletons, you understand; I just don't like it when they
forget their place.
