D5410 — Adjust complete upper denture
D5410 adjusts a complete upper denture at the chair — easing a sore spot or correcting the bite — with no laboratory work involved.
It is one of eleven codes covering denture adjustment and repair. For the procedure itself rather than the code, see the denture adjustment and repair guide; for the code, read on.
Read on for the conditions this code carries, the money involved, the way a payer is likely to treat it, and a plain comparison against each of the codes it is easily mistaken for.
What the code commits to
Arch — upper. The palate provides broad support for anything removable, but the sinuses sit directly above the back teeth, which constrains surgical work.
Not to be confused with
D5511 — Repair broken complete denture base (lower): It is the lower-jaw version.
D5512 — Repair broken complete denture base, maxillary: It repairs the broken acrylic base of a complete upper denture.
D5520 — Replace missing/broken denture teeth: It replaces a denture tooth that has chipped or broken away from the base.
D5611 — Repair resin partial denture base, mandibular: It is the lower-jaw version.
D5410 sits in a group of eleven codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. A plan reads these codes as definitions, not as descriptions. If the notes for the visit do not match D5410 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.
Questions about D5410
D5410 — what is it?
D5410 records adjust complete upper denture — one of the prosthodontics, removable codes.
What should I expect to pay for D5410?
Expect $60–$180. Ask for the number in writing, because the code carries no fee of its own and every practice sets its own.
Does dental insurance cover D5410?
Yes on most policies, treated as basic / major work at typically 50–80%. A waiting period on a new policy is the commonest reason it is not.
Also known as: denture repair, broken denture, denture adjustment, add tooth to denture, clasp repair.