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#1 Post by lz » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:41 am

the price we have to pay? I am curious to see if I got a great deal I truly believe that I did the ortho gave me a great discount.
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#2 Post by **jennielee81** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:50 am

I paid $5,000 for my treatment. That includes retainers and periodic retainer check-up appointments for ever.

It depends on what part of the country you are in, how fancy your ortho's office is, what "extras" they include with treatment....

How much are you paying?

#3 Post by **Lisa65** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:16 am

just over Â£4000 UK money (about $8000) but treatment seems to be more expensive in the UK generally, and mine is costing quite a lot more than average because it's very complex

#4 Post by **Betty Bat** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:41 am

This has been discussed a gazillion times. Use the SEARCH capability or just go back through a few old posts. There have been a lot of discussions on: how old you were when you got braces, how long you will be in braces, how much did you pay for your braces, ...

ETA: Here's a sample. I did a search on "cost" and this is one of the topics that showed up:

viewtopic.php?t=17138&highlight=cost

#5 Post by **Pepper** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:47 am

I'm not sure how much it really costs because I'm a teenager and my parents are paying for it and it's really not my business to ask them about their budget and money matters and stuff.

However, I think it costs $5,000 without insurance. We have to pay about $3,000, I think. Our insurance is pretty decent.

#6 Post by **Clairey Fairey** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:33 pm

Lisa65 wrote:just over Â£4000 UK money (about $8000) but treatment seems to be more expensive in the UK generally, and mine is costing quite a lot more than average because it's very complex

Yeah mines costing Â£3000

#7 Post by **onny** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:57 pm

paying 3800 Euro (Germany) for the full treatment, 3 years of fixed braces plus retainers and all. The bills I pay each month are so low, I dont know why it ever was a reason of money to not get braces for a fixed bite and a more beauty smile...

#8 Post by **jess214** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:30 pm

I'm paying $26,000 HKD, which would be about $3355 USD/Â£1857 depending where you're from.

I pretty much just bring a thousand or two (in HKD, that is) whenever I'm going in for an adjustment - they don't really care when and how much I pay as long as they receive the full amount by the time my treatment is over.

P.S. I've noticed that I'm paying a much cheaper price compared to people on this board! And I thought I was paying quite a lot already, especially since I'm getting ceramic brackets (which cost me $2000 HKD more)! Then again, my mom and my dentist have mutual friends so I probably got some kind of minor discount.. I know the general price is around $25,000 HKD though.

#9 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:35 pm

Total Cost: $3,150
Insurance Picked up: $2,000
Total Cost Out of My Pocket, $1,150

~Tim~

#10 Post by **cmm1280** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:57 pm

I am a complex case, with my medical insurance, my out of pocket cost is $4300 USD. It would have been close to $8000 USD without insurance.

#11 Post by **becks** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:11 pm

My total cost is $4300....$600 down up front and $150/month for 24 months.

#12 Post by **ChooChooo** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:37 pm

$60 exam fee
$395 for imprints and x-rays
$745 initial big payment and then
$148.75/month X 12 months
=$2985.00 canadian.
Insurance covers about 60%

#13 Post by **jumbie** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:13 pm

$3000 us all stainless steel
$3250US metal bottom, ceramic tops
$3500US all ceramic

In Trinidad ,West Indies

#14 Post by **ame_malia** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:19 pm

My total cost was $5032.00
Broken down:
* Records = $200.00
* Downpayment = $958.00
* Monthly payment = $191.60 (for 15 months)
* Additional payment = $1000.00 (we thought insurance would cover this part, but it turns out they wouldn't cover braces past age 18)

This is in a town in Texas that isn't all that big, but does have a university.

[Edit: I wish I had your insurance SDFD TSchott!]

Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:05 pm

Records: $129
Full treatment + retainers: $4,515
Total: $4,644

Insurance pays: $1,500
Total Out-of-pocket expense: $3,144

I pay $129 a month for about 25 months, no down payment was necessary.