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Hi,
I recently had an inlay with porcelain. On the day, I was charged $150 and thought that was it. But 1 month later, I received a statement with $700 to pay more! Apparently, my insurance fully paid only $80, which I understand because they cover only what would have cost for amalgam. What I don't understand is why did my dentist not tell me beforehand that it would cost so much? Why did he not get a preapproval by the insurance like he did for my deep cleaning, which after all I did not get? Had I known the cost, I would not have this treatment done because my tooth was not bothering me! All he told me was because I had a gold, it would be better to replace with porcelain (btw there was some crack). I feel like I am ripped off! Is there anything I can do for this situation? Thank you.
Smartbrain
I recently had an inlay with porcelain. On the day, I was charged $150 and thought that was it. But 1 month later, I received a statement with $700 to pay more! Apparently, my insurance fully paid only $80, which I understand because they cover only what would have cost for amalgam. What I don't understand is why did my dentist not tell me beforehand that it would cost so much? Why did he not get a preapproval by the insurance like he did for my deep cleaning, which after all I did not get? Had I known the cost, I would not have this treatment done because my tooth was not bothering me! All he told me was because I had a gold, it would be better to replace with porcelain (btw there was some crack). I feel like I am ripped off! Is there anything I can do for this situation? Thank you.
Smartbrain