D2753 — Crown — porcelain fused to titanium
A crown is a custom-made cap that covers the entire visible part of a tooth. D2753 is the version in porcelain fired over a titanium core.
There are 15 codes for crown and they are not interchangeable. This page covers this one; the crown guide covers the treatment they all share.
Everything on this page is about the code itself — its conditions, its fee, its benefit handling, and the precise point at which it stops applying and a neighbouring code starts.
What has to be true for D2753 to apply
Material — porcelain fired over a titanium core. Titanium cores are chosen mainly for biocompatibility: titanium does not provoke metal sensitivity and it is exceptionally corrosion resistant. It is also light and very stiff. The complication is technical — titanium oxidises at the temperatures porcelain is fired at, so it needs low-fusing porcelains and a bonding layer, and fewer laboratories do it well. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D2753 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
Not to be confused with
D2752 — Crown — porcelain fused to noble metal: It specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than porcelain fired over a titanium core.
D2751 — Crown — porcelain fused to base metal: It specifies porcelain fired over a base-metal core rather than porcelain fired over a titanium core.
D2750 — Crown — porcelain fused to high noble metal: It specifies porcelain fired over a high noble, gold-rich core rather than porcelain fired over a titanium core.
D2780 — Crown — 3/4 cast high noble metal: It specifies cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than porcelain fired over a titanium core.
D2753 sits in a group of 15 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. A single word separates several of these codes, and a payer reads that word literally. If the record does not support D2753 specifically, the claim comes back — usually repriced to whichever neighbouring code the reviewer thinks was actually performed.
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 D2753
What procedure is D2753?
On a claim, D2753 tells the insurer that what was performed was crown, porcelain fused to titanium.
What is the typical fee for D2753?
$1,045–$2,420 covers most of the country. Specialist practices and big-city addresses tend to sit in the upper half.
How do dental plans handle D2753?
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 D2753 and D2752?
D2752 is crown, porcelain fused to noble metal: it specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than porcelain fired over a titanium core. Nothing else separates them, which is exactly why a claim submitted under the wrong one of the two is such a common correction.
Also known as: dental crown, cap, full coverage restoration, crown and bridge.