Open season (the period of time in which you can sign up for an insurance plan) is going on now through December 8th for federal employees. The new year will bring major-level (type 3) coverage for dental implants and certain implant related services. There will be a 60-month limitation on these services, including implant maintenance procedures which are usually billed more frequently than once every 5 years. Custom abutments will not be covered but that doesn’t mean you should bill those as non-custom just to obtain coverage. Always bill for what you do, not for what you wish you could get paid.
Implant indexes will be allowed once during 60-months. This is important to know if you have a multi-year plan for implant placements in different locations of the mouth. Make sure to warn your patient about the non-covered services.
You published the wrong end date for Open Season. So, that leave with me: do I believe anything from your web-site is accurate? I don’t think so. The correct date is December 8, 2008. Have a great informative day.
I changed the date – thanks for letting me know. I’m not sure why you are so mean about your comment. It would have been nice to have more constructive input from a Metlife employee.