Dentist Info Needed
#1
Dentist Info Needed
Hi All,
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
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Re: Dentist Info Needed
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
Hi All,
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
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Originally Posted by Rushman
I'll do it for $25. No witnes....... I mean no nurse as requested.
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Re: Dentist Info Needed
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
25? Isn't that a little high?
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Re: Dentist Info Needed
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
Hi All,
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
I know there is a thread on here regarding dentists but I was wondering if anybody knows what i can expect to pay to have a wisdom tooth pulled (without insurance) as it is killing me!!!
Cheers
You will probably pay a bit more if you take into account your first trip to the dentist where you have your initial consultation and they check you out and take ex-rays etc.
Bottom line is - don't expect to have much change out of a grand.
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Originally Posted by Sarah
I had a wisdom tooth removed this year and although I had insurance I could see what was charged. I believe it was about $800 give or take a couple of bucks.
You will probably pay a bit more if you take into account your first trip to the dentist where you have your initial consultation and they check you out and take ex-rays etc.
Bottom line is - don't expect to have much change out of a grand.
You will probably pay a bit more if you take into account your first trip to the dentist where you have your initial consultation and they check you out and take ex-rays etc.
Bottom line is - don't expect to have much change out of a grand.
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Oct 23rd 2006 at 12:53 am.
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lot will depend on where you live and all that.
I had insurance, but still had to pay $65 I think, that was the tooth and drugs...insurance already paid for x-rays because I had them taken on a previous visit....would have been a few hundred without insurance.
Best bet if you have to do it without insurance, would be going to a dental school, most large cities would have one, shouldn't cost very much there then, but times tend to be limited.
I had insurance, but still had to pay $65 I think, that was the tooth and drugs...insurance already paid for x-rays because I had them taken on a previous visit....would have been a few hundred without insurance.
Best bet if you have to do it without insurance, would be going to a dental school, most large cities would have one, shouldn't cost very much there then, but times tend to be limited.
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
The fee paid to the insurance company is negotiated...the insurance company tell the dentist or doctor what they will pay for various procedures. The cost to the patient is normally higher...this applies to all medical procedures not just dental...it also varies greatly from state to state.
Although as I said, I wouldn't expect to get much change from a grand.
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Originally Posted by Sarah
Yup.
Although as I said, I wouldn't expect to get much change from a grand.
Although as I said, I wouldn't expect to get much change from a grand.
#12
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Heard on TV a while ago...an operation for an appendectomy was billed to an insurance company for $4K...cost to the patient without insurance $9K. :scared:
#13
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Originally Posted by Sarah
Lets hope he doesn't need one of those anytime soon then!
#14
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I think its disgusting the difference in price. I have been trying to locate a hand surgeon...most in this area will not take insurance cases. I had the same difficulty when I tried to find a breast surgeon a couple of years ago.
http://www.tmjanddentistry.com/
http://www.pgcarvings.com/
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Re: Dentist Info Needed
I had a wisdom tooth out a few months ago...$40 with Ins...that was x-rays...etc...great dentist..
Last edited by krizzy; Oct 23rd 2006 at 1:35 am.