Re: Dentist billing practices

Steve B.,
This dentist is a participating dentist. I think my own dentist rolls the
nitrous charge into the procedure because I never see a charge for it but I
know that I get it. I understand about the ins. not paying for the nitrous,
but is the dentist allowed to submit a seperate charge (to me) for the
deductable? On the second bill they sent me they changed the unspecified
code to "Deductable". I'm pretty sure they know that if they send it to the
insco with "Deductable" on there that the insco will not pay it.

Thanks for your reply!
3boyzmom

Steven Bornfeld wrote:
Please tell me what you think about this. Below is what my son's dentist
charged us and the resulting fees and insurance payments. Am I crazy or am I
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]

Are they allowed to submit a seperate charge for the deductable?

I don't know of any dental insurance that pays for nitrous. You do not
say whether the dentist is a participating dentist in your plan. I
don't know what the "unspecified diagnostic procedure" was, but there is
no harm in asking that the bill be explained to you.

Steve

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