D6050 Implant services Major benefit

D6050 — Transosteal implant

D6050 places a transosteal implant, which passes right through the lower jaw and is anchored on both sides, another largely superseded design.

Dental Implants: Timeline, Total Cost and Long-Term Care The procedure itself explained in full — appointments, alternatives, how long it lasts and what drives the price.

This code belongs to a set of five covering implant placement. The clinical detail lives in the implant placement guide; the code-level detail is here.

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.

How D6050 differs from its neighbours

D6040 — Eposteal (subperiosteal) implant: It places an eposteal implant, a frame resting on the jaw bone rather than inside it — a historic technique now rarely used.

D6013 — Surgical placement of a mini implant: It places a mini implant, a narrower fixture used where the ridge is too thin for a standard one or simply to retain a denture.

D6012 — Interim implant body placement (transitional): It is the interim version.

D6010 — Surgical placement of implant body: It is the surgical placement of the implant itself, the titanium root set into the jaw, before any abutment or crown.

Those four codes and D6050 are the whole group — nothing else describes this procedure. The safest question to ask is not "what does this cost" but "which code is going on the claim". The first answer changes; the second decides the first.

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
D6050	Transosteal implant — this page
D6010	Surgical placement of implant body
D6012	Interim implant body placement (transitional)
D6013	Surgical placement of a mini implant
D6040	Eposteal (subperiosteal) implant

Questions about D6050

What does dental code D6050 mean?

Transosteal implant, reported under a single implant services code.

What should I expect to pay for D6050?

$2,500–$6,000 is the realistic range before benefits. Your own share depends on your plan's percentage, deductible and remaining annual maximum.

How do dental plans handle D6050?

In most cases yes, at the major rate: 0–50%. The annual maximum is what usually decides how much of that you actually see.

What is the difference between D6050 and D6040?

D6040 is eposteal (subperiosteal) implant: it places an eposteal implant, a frame resting on the jaw bone rather than inside it — a historic technique now rarely used. The two are neighbours by number rather than by treatment, so seeing both on a plan usually means both were genuinely planned.

Also known as: dental implant, implant surgery, osseointegration, titanium implant, tooth replacement.

Typical cost

$2,500–$6,000

Before insurance. United States, private fees.

The usual range is $2,500–$6,000; that is the full fee, not your share. This is the most expensive of the five codes in the group — usually because of the material or the extent of the work rather than the chair time.

Insurance

Category: Major
Plan pays: 0–50%

D6050 is normally adjudicated as major treatment, 0–50% on a typical plan. Historically excluded, now covered by a growing number of plans at the major rate. Where covered, expect pre-authorisation, an annual maximum that will not stretch far, and possible alternate benefit clauses paying only a bridge or denture allowance.

Common restrictions

Many plans still exclude implants entirely — check before starting
Alternate benefit clauses may pay only a bridge or denture allowance
Missing tooth clauses may exclude teeth lost before the policy began
The annual maximum rarely covers a full implant, abutment and crown
Pre-authorisation is essentially always required

At a glance

Nature: Surgical placement of an artificial root
Typical chair time: 30–60 minutes for a single implant
Anesthesia: Local, often with sedation available
Integration period: 3–6 months
Abutment and crown: Separate codes and separate fees
Insurance class: Major — often excluded
Category: Implant services
Typical fee: $2,500–$6,000
Benefit class: Major

Ask your dentist

Which exact code will you be submitting, and what is the fee for it?
Has a pre-treatment estimate been sent to my plan, and what did it come back at?
What happens if I wait — does the treatment or the cost change?

Often confused with

D6057 Custom implant abutment
The connector between implant and crown, billed separately. D6065 Implant-supported porcelain crown
The visible tooth, billed separately again. D6245 Pontic, porcelain / ceramic
The bridge alternative, which involves the neighbouring teeth. D7953 Bone graft for ridge preservation
Often needed at extraction to make implant placement possible later.

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D6057 D6065 D6245 D7953 D6010 D6012 D6013 D6040