Ortho prices with and without dental insurance
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Ortho prices with and without dental insurance
So do you think orthodontists will lower the prices for patients without coverage compared to if patients do have coverage in ontario, canada? I mean, even 50% coverage is a big deal for a treatment that costs $6000.
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Very doubtful. Whether or not you have insurance does not impact how much time and money it will cost the ortho to treat you. Plus, most dental insurance in Canada does not even cover adult orthodontics, so probably 80+% of adult patients are without insurance. Obviously orthos can not be giving such a high number of people a discount.
But it never hurts to ask, and some orthos are willing to work out other deals. For example, I was given a 5% discount for paying for my treatment up front instead of on a payment plan.
But it never hurts to ask, and some orthos are willing to work out other deals. For example, I was given a 5% discount for paying for my treatment up front instead of on a payment plan.
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I've not only heard of it, I've benefited from it! We live in Maryland so I can't answer as to Canada, but this is not a standard here, it was a choice my kid's ortho maked on a personal basis.
My kid's ortho lowered their treatment cost by about 35% because we didn't have insurance.
Each time they figured up the cost (very comparable btw) and then asked if I had insurance. When I said, "no", they said they'd rework the numbers and give me another quote.
Then BINGO!! A much lower price is given to me. They're really great about money there! Treatment is technically very good also.
My kid's ortho lowered their treatment cost by about 35% because we didn't have insurance.
Each time they figured up the cost (very comparable btw) and then asked if I had insurance. When I said, "no", they said they'd rework the numbers and give me another quote.
Then BINGO!! A much lower price is given to me. They're really great about money there! Treatment is technically very good also.
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
I'm in Canada and do not have dental coverage.
The ortho office flinched for me when I said I still wanted to go through with it, but didn't offer a discount. Like some, they offered a couple hundred dollars off if I paid up front, otherwise they could create a payment plan that had to be completed before my braces came off. Payments would have been around $350 a month so with the up-front discount I ended up paying $6,000.
The ortho office flinched for me when I said I still wanted to go through with it, but didn't offer a discount. Like some, they offered a couple hundred dollars off if I paid up front, otherwise they could create a payment plan that had to be completed before my braces came off. Payments would have been around $350 a month so with the up-front discount I ended up paying $6,000.