D6080 — Implant maintenance (cleaning) procedure
D6080 is the maintenance visit for an implant-supported prosthesis: removing it, cleaning it, checking the components and refitting it.
Of the six codes covering implant maintenance and peri-implant treatment, 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 maintenance and peri-implant treatment guide.
What follows: the specifics built into the number, the money, the benefit treatment, and the line separating it from the codes it is easiest to confuse it with.
Not to be confused with
D6081 — Implant scaling & debridement (mucositis): It cleans the implant surface and the pocket around it where the gum is inflamed but no bone has been lost yet.
D6101 — Debridement of peri-implant defect (with flap): It opens a flap to debride a peri-implant defect, cleaning the implant surface under direct vision.
D6102 — Debridement & osseous contouring of peri-implant defect: It does that same flap debridement and reshapes the surrounding bone as well, so the walls of the defect are removed rather than just cleaned.
D6103 — Bone graft for peri-implant defect: It grafts bone into a defect around an implant that has already lost support.
D6080 sits in a group of six codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. Two of these codes on one estimate is not necessarily an error, but it is always worth asking what each line is for.
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 |
|---|---|
| D6080 | Implant maintenance (cleaning) procedure — this page |
| D6081 | Implant scaling & debridement (mucositis) |
| D6101 | Debridement of peri-implant defect (with flap) |
| D6102 | Debridement & osseous contouring of peri-implant defect |
| D6103 | Bone graft for peri-implant defect |
| D6104 | Bone graft at time of implant placement |
Questions about D6080
What does dental code D6080 mean?
The procedure behind the number is implant maintenance (cleaning) procedure, filed under implant services.
What is the typical fee for D6080?
Usually somewhere in $120–$350 as a gross fee. The code fixes what was done, not what it costs, so ask for the practice's own figure in writing.
Is D6080 a covered benefit?
Typically, yes — basic / major benefits, variable. What varies between plans is the frequency limit rather than whether the procedure is covered at all.
What is the difference between D6080 and D6081?
D6081 is implant scaling and debridement, mucositis: it cleans the implant surface and the pocket around it where the gum is inflamed but no bone has been lost yet. They are different operations that happen to sit next to each other in the code set, so one is not an alternative way of billing the other.
Also known as: peri-implantitis, implant cleaning, implant maintenance, mucositis, implant bone loss.