Cost of Halcion and Nitrous Oxide

[cleverwabbit]

Hi,
I have a gum procedure coming up that I am super scared about. I don't want to really be awake but the Dental Coordinator said it would be 1500-2000 to put me under so that is out of the question, when I got my wisdom teeth out it was 150.00 at another practice. I asked about other options and she told me nitrous with halcion which would be 275.00. This seems high to me, in the past she has tried to over charge me so I want to make sure this is in the ballpark. My insurance is a crappy individual DHMO, and I wish I had better coverage.
Thanks for any help!

 

[comfortdentist]

you must be in the USA.
Here the dmo insurances pay so very little that you regularly see a lot of very high up charges. You also get a lot of high extra BS charges in corporate practices.
typical IV sedation fee for someone is 400-700.
typical oral/nitrous route is 100-225 plus ( some practices make a big deal out of it. this type . of sedation services is extensively marketed to dentists to make money.(I dont like it)

 

[shamrockerin]

typical oral/nitrous route is 100-225 plus ( some practices make a big deal out of it. this type . of sedation services is extensively marketed to dentists to make money.(I dont like it)

wow- i didn't realize that nitrous costs so much everywhere. I heard from someone once that paid only $25 for nitrous- how is that possible?

My dentist charges $90 for nitrous, and I thought it was kind of a steep price.

 

[decan]

My office charges ~75 for nitrous and ~150 for oral sedation. These were the fees before I joined the practice, so I just stuck with them. Every dental office can set their own prices with these things so you'll see a lot of variation.