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Can Insurance Cover Any of the Costs of Porcelain Veneers?
asked 9 months ago by BrennaM10 in Safety Harbor, FL
Latest answer by Marc Zive, DMD
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Tags: insurance, stained, tetracycline
I have severe tetracycline staining and in need of about ten to twelve porcelain veneers. Will insurance cover any of this?
9 answers to Can Insurance Cover Any of the Costs of Porcelain Veneers?
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Insurance coverage for porcelain veneers
Dental benefit plans, unlike medical insurance, are designed to help defray some of the cost of your dental care. Dental plan providers place limits and restrictions on how the benefits can be used.
Dental plans do not usually cover cosmetic procedures. Tetracycline staining is a side effect, not a disease. Veneers in this case, as in most instances, would be considered cosmetic and not a covered benefit. To be sure, have your dental office submit a...
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Marc Zive, DMD
Springfield Cosmetic Dentist
Springfield Cosmetic Dentist
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Insurance and Veneers
If your teeth have fillings or have had root canal therapy done, most likely you can get coverage for veneers. Without one of those conditions existing, most companies consider them purely cosmentic and provide no coverage. You can have your dentist submit a predetermination to the insurance carrier along with any documentation as to why veneers will benefit your teeth and hope for the best! But most companies will see no value in you having a terrific smile. Its an...
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Porcelain veneers, porcelain crowns
Dental insurance usually will not cover porcelain veneers unless they are being used to restore a decayed or broken tooth. Tetracycline is not an indication the insurance company considers necessary for veneers. If the teeth are mottled, worn, or broken then you may get some coverage.
An interesting thing to know if that dental insurance was started in 1960 and the maximum benefits were 1K and it is over 50 years later and the maximum benefit is still usually 1K....
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Ronald Konig DDS
Houston Cosmetic Dentist
Houston Cosmetic Dentist
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Will insurance cover Porcelain Veeners
Over the years I have seen a small number of people get coverage for Porcelain Veneers. Have your dentist submit a preauthorization with radiographs and photographs along with a narrative. If your teeth have some existing restorations there is a chance for some coverage. Overall most insurance companies will not cover it but it is worth a try to get some coverage. Also keep in mind that if you need ten of them you will go way over your insurance maximum anyway. Best of Luck!
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Zola A Makrauer, DMD
Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentist
Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneers usually don't qualify for insurance assistance
Most insurance plans that I have seen do not assist people if the treatment is being done for esthetic or cosmetic reasons. If you can give them a compelling functional reason that you are doing the veneers you may get some reimbursement. For example, I once had a patient who had a composite filling (tooth-coloured filling) on the edge of his front incisor that kept fracturing. I replaced it 2 or 3 times but it kept breaking. Fixing this problem with a veneer stopped...
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Martin Frankel, DDS
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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Insurance Will Not Cover Porcelain Veneers
Tetracycline Staining is not considered a disease by insurance companies, but rather a cosmetic issue only. For this reason you would not get any insurance coverage for your veneers.
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Will insurance cover the cost for porcelain veneers
Unfortunately most dental insurances do not cover the cost of porcelain veneers. I say most because a few of the insurances happen to cover it. 95% of the time it will not be. Best thing to do would have the dentist submit a preauthorization to the insurance company.
Leonard Tau, DMD
Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentist
Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneers and Insurance coverage
My best advice is not to count on your insurance company covering any of the cost. Having said that, I have been surprised before. Make sure your dentist documents your case thoroughly and points out any fractures or decay that may be present. This may help with any possible insurance benefits.
Daniel Beninato, DDS
Omaha Cosmetic Dentist
Omaha Cosmetic Dentist
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Does dental insurance cover porcelain veneers.?
Tetracycline is a condition not a disease, so anything you do towards removing the stain is not covered by insurance. Not even whitening, let alone veneers. Remember Insurance is there to help their pockets not you. If your teeth however have decay, fracture, you may get some coverage.
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