Question:
My dentist just quoted $2,925.00 to replace a crown. It was $800 when it
was originally done a number of years ago. It seems to me that the price
is extremely high, particularly knowing how little work is involved. No
root canal, no nothing. Just a crown. What have others here paid?
Answer:
Things aren't quite as bad as I thought. It turns out that the
quote is for 3 crowns plus some other undefined work. The billing
secretary admitted she didn't know what the doctor ordered, so she
included everything. It seems that the going price is $925, which is
still too high.
That is probably about typical. It was 3 years ago our dentist went up
to 800. I got in about a month before he decided and he said he would
do the 3 for 750. The last one I got billed 800, but they corrected it
when I pointed it out.
I had a root canal and crown done last year, but I can't recall exactly
what it cost. My wife found that when she needed comparable work done,
she could call a dentist's office and they'd be happy to quote her a
price over the phone.
Also, was your original crown was partially paid for by dental insurance?
The one I had done several years cost me $400 out of pocket, but that
was my portion after the insurance company paid theirs (out of network
dentist).
