D6065 — Implant-supported crown (porcelain)
This is the visible tooth: the crown fitted on top of an implant. D6065 is the version in porcelain.
Of the 16 codes covering implant-supported crown, this is the one that appears most often on treatment plans, so it is the figure most people are quoted. For the procedure itself — how the appointments run, how long the result lasts, what the alternatives are — see our implant-supported crown guide.
This page explains what that code number commits the office to, what it usually costs, how plans treat it, and — the part that causes most of the confusion — how it differs from the codes sitting immediately either side of it.
What D6065 specifies
Material — porcelain. Porcelain is a fired dental ceramic, chosen because it reflects and transmits light much as enamel does and because it does not stain. It is harder than enamel, so it holds a polish for decades, and brittle, so it depends on the strength of the bond underneath it and on an even bite to avoid chipping. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D6065 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
Told apart from the codes it is confused with
D6064 — Abutment-supported cast metal crown (noble metal): It specifies cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than porcelain.
D6066 — Implant-supported crown, porcelain fused to metal: It specifies porcelain fired over a metal core rather than porcelain.
D6063 — Abutment-supported cast metal crown (base metal): It specifies cast predominantly base-metal alloy rather than porcelain.
D6067 — Implant-supported metal crown (high noble alloys): It specifies cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than porcelain.
D6065 sits in a group of 16 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. The distinction is clinical, not administrative: each of these describes work that was genuinely done differently, and the fee follows the work.
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 D6065
What procedure is D6065?
On a claim, D6065 tells the insurer that what was performed was implant-supported crown, porcelain.
How much does D6065 cost?
Most private fees fall in $1,370–$3,190. Geography accounts for more of that spread than anything clinical.
How do dental plans handle D6065?
It normally falls under major cover, 0–50%. Whether a particular claim is paid depends more on your history with the plan than on the code.
What is the difference between D6065 and D6064?
D6064 is abutment-supported cast metal crown, noble metal: it specifies cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than porcelain. Everything else about the appointment is identical, so the record has to show that one detail for D6065 to be the defensible code.
Also known as: implant crown, implant tooth, screw retained crown, abutment supported crown.