Having A Dental Implant And Wondering What The Item Numbers For Health Insurance Mean?
For a straight forward case, the dental implant procedure codes are:
| Item Numbers | Description | What it means |
| 688 | Insertion of one-stage endosseous implant – per implant | Surgical insertion of an implant in the bone of the maxilla or mandible with healing abutment. The implant is inserted using not submerged principles. This is the most common procedure. |
| 684 | Insertion of first stage of two-stage endosseous implant – per implant | Surgical insertion of an implant in the bone of the maxilla or mandible where the mucosa is closed over the implant with a cover screw. The implant is inserted using submerged principles. This procedure requires a second stage surgery in 3 to 6 months. |
| 022 | X-ray – per film | X-ray to determine the successful placement of a single implant as well as a subsequent X-ray will be required to determine if the implant has osseointegrated with the bone after three months from surgery |
| 679 | Surgical Implant Guide | A customised appliance that indicates the ideal location and angulation for the implant insertion based on radiographic evidence obtained usually from Conebeam CT. |
| 691 | Second stage surgery of two-stage endosseous implant – per implant | Surgical access to the osseointegrated implant to attach a healing abutment usually 3 to 6 months after an implant is placed under submerged principles. |
| 661 | Fitting of implant abutment – per abutment | Fitting of the final implant abutment or the replacement of an existing abutment. |
| 671 | Full crown attached to osseointegrated implant – non-metallic – indirect | An artificial crown constructed of tooth-coloured material attached to an osseointegrated implant. |