Wisdom teeth removal - no dental insurance

[Anonymous]

My kid's wisdom teeth are horizontal and unlikely to come in properly, aside from messing up the nice orthodontic work he had done. Out they come


My DD's teeth look normal. So far nothing to be done

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
University of MD & Howard University has a great dental school that can triage

+1. I have no idea what their waiting lists are like, but z I’ve heard very good things about the clinics at both schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's never covered under insurance.

I assume you mean health insurance. Because it’s definitely covered under dental insurance.

If they're impacted it's billed and covered under medical insurance. I just had all of mine removed and it only cost me $275 with Maryland oral surgeons in Rockville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's never covered under insurance.

I assume you mean health insurance. Because it’s definitely covered under dental insurance.

If they're impacted it's billed and covered under medical insurance. I just had all of mine removed and it only cost me $275 with Maryland oral surgeons in Rockville.

So at 20/80 split that's about $375 per tooth out of pocket with no insurance. Sounds about right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's never covered under insurance.

I assume you mean health insurance. Because it’s definitely covered under dental insurance.

If they're impacted it's billed and covered under medical insurance. I just had all of mine removed and it only cost me $275 with Maryland oral surgeons in Rockville.

So at 20/80 split that's about $375 per tooth out of pocket with no insurance. Sounds about right.

DP. My DD recently had hers out, also with Maryland Oral Surgeons, and it was about $500 out of pocket. I think the pre-insurance price was about 500 per tooth plus maybe 700 or so for anesthesia. And, as a side comment, they were all impacted and it was billed under dental insurance not medical although it’s possible they did both and dental had better coverage.

[Anonymous]

Get dental insurance at next open season, then do it.

[Anonymous]

So married to an oral surgeon. It depends on the medical and dental plans they take, in addition to what your insurance plans will do.
There's not a clear cut answer.

[Anonymous]

Horizontal is not going to be pretty. Recommend anesthesia not just light sedation. Gruesome getting them out, do not want to remember it.

[Anonymous]

DD’s were impacted also, but they used my dental instead of medical insurance, not sure why.