D2722 — Crown — resin with noble metal
A crown is a custom-made cap that covers the entire visible part of a tooth. D2722 is the version in resin veneered over a noble alloy.
This is one of 15 closely related crown codes. The treatment is explained in full in the crown guide — this page is about what makes this particular code different.
The rest of this page deals with the specifics: the requirements written into the code, the usual range of fees, the typical benefit outcome, and how to tell it apart from its closest relatives.
D2722 in detail
Material — resin veneered over a noble alloy. A noble-alloy casting faced with tooth-coloured resin instead of porcelain. It is cheaper than a porcelain-faced crown and gentler on the opposing tooth, at the cost of a facing that discolours and abrades over a period of years. Most laboratories now treat it as a legacy option. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D2722 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
How D2722 differs from its neighbours
D2721 — Crown — resin with predominantly base metal: It specifies resin veneered over a base-metal alloy rather than resin veneered over a noble alloy.
D2720 — Crown — resin with high noble metal: It specifies resin veneered over a high noble alloy rather than resin veneered over a noble alloy.
D2712 — Crown — 3/4 indirect resin-based composite: It specifies lab-processed indirect composite rather than resin veneered over a noble alloy.
D2710 — Crown — indirect resin-based composite: It specifies lab-processed indirect composite rather than resin veneered over a noble alloy.
D2722 sits in a group of 15 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. The distinction is clinical, not administrative: each of these describes work that was genuinely done differently, and the fee follows the work.
Every code in this group
These codes describe the same broad procedure and differ in one respect each. Each has its own page with its own fee range and coverage notes.
Questions about D2722
What is D2722 on my dental bill?
It is the entry for crown, resin with noble metal. A practice cannot use it for anything broader than that, which is what makes the code useful to you.
What is the typical fee for D2722?
Expect $1,065–$2,465. Ask for the number in writing, because the code carries no fee of its own and every practice sets its own.
How do dental plans handle D2722?
It is generally a covered benefit in the major category, typically 50% after deductible. Frequency limits and waiting periods are the usual reasons a claim is refused.
What is the difference between D2722 and D2721?
D2721 is crown, resin with predominantly base metal: it specifies resin veneered over a base-metal alloy rather than resin veneered over a noble alloy. The rest of the procedure is the same, which is why the two get substituted for one another on estimates.
Also known as: dental crown, cap, full coverage restoration, crown and bridge.