D5925 — Facial augmentation implant prosthesis
D5925 is an implant placed to build up facial contour rather than to replace a missing part.
One of 13 facial and ocular prosthesis codes. If you are trying to understand the treatment, start with the facial and ocular prosthesis guide; if you are trying to understand this line on your estimate, you are in the right place.
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.
How D5925 differs from its neighbours
D5924 — Cranial prosthesis: It is the cranial prosthesis that restores the contour of the skull where part of it has been removed.
D5926 — Nasal prosthesis, replacement: It is the replacement nasal prosthesis, made once the original has aged or the tissue around it has changed.
D5923 — Ocular prosthesis, interim: It is the interim version.
D5922 — Nasal septal prosthesis: It is the prosthesis that closes a hole in the nasal septum.
D5925 sits in a group of 13 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. Where the codes sit this close together, the record of the appointment is what settles which one was earned. That is worth knowing before treatment rather than after.
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 |
|---|---|
| D5925 | Facial augmentation implant prosthesis — this page |
| D5911 | Facial moulage (sectional) |
| D5912 | Facial moulage (complete) |
| D5913 | Nasal prosthesis |
| D5915 | Orbital prosthesis |
| D5916 | Ocular prosthesis |
| D5919 | Facial prosthesis |
| D5922 | Nasal septal prosthesis |
| D5923 | Ocular prosthesis, interim |
| D5924 | Cranial prosthesis |
| D5926 | Nasal prosthesis, replacement |
| D5928 | Orbital prosthesis, replacement |
| D5929 | Facial prosthesis, replacement |
Questions about D5925
What is D5925 on my dental bill?
It is the maxillofacial prosthetics code for facial augmentation implant prosthesis, and it means that specific procedure and no other.
Is D5925 expensive?
Between $3,000–$15,000 in most practices — and that is the figure before any benefit is applied, not what you would pay at the desk.
Does dental insurance cover D5925?
Typically, yes — medical / maxillofacial benefits, variable. What varies between plans is the frequency limit rather than whether the procedure is covered at all.
What is the difference between D5925 and D5924?
D5924 is cranial prosthesis: it is the cranial prosthesis that restores the contour of the skull where part of it has been removed. These are not two versions of one procedure: they are separate treatments, and a plan assesses each on its own merits.
Also known as: facial prosthesis, ocular prosthesis, nasal prosthesis, anaplastology, maxillofacial rehabilitation.