D2955 — Post removal
D2955 removes a post already cemented into a root, usually so that the tooth can be treated again.
One of four post and core codes. If you are trying to understand the treatment, start with the post and core guide; if you are trying to understand this line on your estimate, you are in the right place.
What follows is the detail behind the number: the conditions the code sets, its typical fee, its usual benefit treatment, and a code-by-code comparison with its closest neighbours.
Where the line falls between D2955 and the rest
D2954 — Post & core (prefabricated, in addition to crown): It is the ready-made post cemented into the canal with the core built up around it, the commoner and cheaper of the two.
D2953 — Each additional indirectly fabricated post — same tooth: It is the each-additional line that follows it.
D2952 — Post & core (cast, in addition to crown): It is a post and core cast as one custom piece for that tooth, used where the canal shape will not accept a standard post.
Those three codes and D2955 are the whole group — nothing else describes this procedure. A plan reads these codes as definitions, not as descriptions. If the notes for the visit do not match D2955 exactly, the claim is assessed as whichever of these the notes do match.
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.
| Code | Procedure |
|---|---|
| D2955 | Post removal — this page |
| D2952 | Post & core (cast, in addition to crown) |
| D2953 | Each additional indirectly fabricated post — same tooth |
| D2954 | Post & core (prefabricated, in addition to crown) |
Questions about D2955
What is D2955 on my dental bill?
On a claim, D2955 tells the insurer that what was performed was post removal.
What is the typical fee for D2955?
Between $250–$700 in most practices — and that is the figure before any benefit is applied, not what you would pay at the desk.
Is D2955 a covered benefit?
Plans generally pay it as major treatment, typically 50%, subject to whatever is left of your maximum for the year.
What is the difference between D2955 and D2954?
D2954 is post and core, prefabricated, in addition to crown: it is the ready-made post cemented into the canal with the core built up around it, the commoner and cheaper of the two. They are different operations that happen to sit next to each other in the code set, so one is not an alternative way of billing the other.
Also known as: post and core, dental post, fibre post, root canal post, post removal.