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samantha_lou
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#31 Post by samantha_lou »

My entire treatment was covered by my insurance at a co-pay cost of $2500.

For that, I've had twp RPE devices (still wearing the second one), full braces (upper ceramics at no extra cost) and retainers will be included. I have to pay $15 for every office visit, plus $75 every quarter in insurance premiums.
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PARR
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#32 Post by PARR »

we are paying a lot for a board certified orthodontist with years of experience my 24 months in GAC Inovation R self ligating gear with headgear etc will come to about $5500. chef will pay more for closer to 36 months and a tpa thingy and lots of elastics and who knows what else, $6300. this was a bargain deal with 75% up front paid. we do not have orthodontic riders on our insurance never imagining we would be doing this. even if we did, it would be a break even event.
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#33 Post by breal87 »

mine came to a total of $3,748 my insurance through Aetna paid $1000 of it so my total came to $2,748 which includes hawley retainers and retainer adjustments for 1 year. I pay $159 per month interest free im located in the Washington D.C. area
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#34 Post by married2abuckeye »

My total was $5,200 USD plus the imaging (x-rays) in the beginning. Insurance covered a big fat 0 :-=

I have never had any insurance that offered any coverage for adult orthodontics. What types of insurance do you other US residents have that pays toward this? Just wondering...


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#35 Post by Miss Smiley »

I think I paid $4,700USD for 30-36 months of upper and lower clear braces treatment with my consult, records and xrays included. I didn't have any insurance at the time when I started treatment. The insurance I have now doesn't cover me with ortho anyhow so bleh.
Retainer checks are included and I believe the retainers are included it will be a lower bonded and then he'll give me hawleys or essix type full upper and lower. I think it will be hawleys because the people who were coming in for 1 week retainer appointments had all gotten hawleys. They haven't charged me for any broken brackets yet, but I think after 5 or 8 they charge.
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Upper and lower 1st premolars extracted
Uppers braced 4/6/07 & Lowers braced 4/20/07
ceramic brackets and rectangular arch wires
Est. term: 30-36 months
De-banded: 3/04/09 w/ LBR and U&L Essix
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#36 Post by ljandersmith »

4800.00 (usd)
22 months.
6 ceramics, the rest metal.


I took out a loan, so after interest it will be 6000 :(
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juyster
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#37 Post by juyster »

new to this.
MELBOURNE SOUTH EAST AREA, AUSTRALIA.

ORTHO CONSULTATION - $40.00
STUDY MODELS - $65.00
INTRA ORAL PHOTOGRAPHS - $25.00
EXTRA ORAL PHOTOGRAPHS - $20.00
CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYSIS - $40.00
X RAYS - BULK BILLED
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT - $5500.00 (METAL TOP AND BOTTOM APROX 24 MONTHS)
ORAL SURGEON CONSULTATION - $80.00
SURGERY ONLY - $1400.00 (4 WISDOM, 2 OTHER)
HOSPITAL STAY (1DAY) - $626.00
ANAESTHETIC (GENERAL SEDATION) - $420
PHARMACY AFTERCARE
MERSYNDOL - $9.95
VOLTAREN - $7.55
METROGYL - $9.45

ALL IN ALL $8242.95AU OUT OF POCKET! WOO HOO
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