D6067 — Implant-supported metal crown (high noble alloys)
This is the visible tooth: the crown fitted on top of an implant. D6067 is the version in cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
This code belongs to a set of 16 covering implant-supported crown. The clinical detail lives in the implant-supported crown guide; the code-level detail is here.
Below is what the code actually specifies, the fee range to expect, how dental benefits normally handle it, and the specific differences between it and the codes it is most often confused with.
The specifics of D6067
Material — cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it. This is a restoration cast in one piece from a gold-rich alloy, with nothing fired over it. Full-gold restorations remain, by a clear margin, the longest-lasting option in dentistry: the alloy wears at close to the rate of enamel, so it neither grinds down the opposing tooth nor dents, it is gentle at the margins, and it can be made in very thin section — meaning less tooth has to be removed than for any other crown. The only real objection to it is that it is gold-coloured. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D6067 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
Not to be confused with
D6066 — Implant-supported crown, porcelain fused to metal: It specifies porcelain fired over a metal core rather than cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6065 — Implant-supported crown (porcelain): It specifies porcelain rather than cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6064 — Abutment-supported cast metal crown (noble metal): It specifies cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6063 — Abutment-supported cast metal crown (base metal): It specifies cast predominantly base-metal alloy rather than cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6067 sits in a group of 16 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. A single word separates several of these codes, and a payer reads that word literally. If the record does not support D6067 specifically, the claim comes back — usually repriced to whichever neighbouring code the reviewer thinks was actually performed.
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 D6067
What is D6067 on my dental bill?
The procedure behind the number is implant-supported metal crown, high noble alloys, filed under implant services.
What should I expect to pay for D6067?
Most private fees fall in $1,610–$3,750. Geography accounts for more of that spread than anything clinical.
How do dental plans handle D6067?
Plans generally pay it as major treatment, 0–50%, subject to whatever is left of your maximum for the year.
What is the difference between D6067 and D6066?
D6066 is implant-supported crown, porcelain fused to metal: it specifies porcelain fired over a metal core rather than cast high noble alloy, with no porcelain over it. Because that is the only difference, a reviewer who disagrees with it simply reprices the claim to D6066 rather than refusing it.
Also known as: implant crown, implant tooth, screw retained crown, abutment supported crown.