Does procedure code D6010 cover the implant surgery and the parts?

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The parts I'm referring to are the implant screw and healing cap? Or are the parts billed under a separate charge? If they are, what is the billing code to use for the screw and healing cap

Michael Ayzin, DDS · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. I will quote Tom Limoli Jr here.The most common of all dental implant procedures is the endosteal procedure. According to CDT, procedure code D6010 includes the surgical placement of the implant body, the second-stage surgery, and the placement of the healing cap. The global aspects of this procedure code encompass all three completed subcomponents.

Marvin R. Mark, MS, PhD, DMD · Answer

A dental implant from placement to restoration comprises of 3 main components. The implant itself, the abutment (which screws into the implant) and the crown (which is cemented to the abutment). The implant screw usually comes with the implant itself at time of placement therefore it does not have a separate code from the code used for the placement of the implant (D6010). The second stage implant surgery does have its own code (D6011) but is rarely covered by insurances. This will include the placement of the healing cap. A custom implant abutment is coded as D6057 and the abutment supported crown is coded as D6058.

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