D6082 — Implant-supported PFM crown (predominantly base alloys)
This is the visible tooth: the crown fitted on top of an implant. D6082 is the version in porcelain fired over a metal core.
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.
This page sets out the conditions the code carries, what practices charge for it, how a plan is likely to assess it, and the named difference between it and each of its neighbours.
Reading D6082
Material — porcelain fired over a metal core. A porcelain-fused-to-metal restoration is built in two layers: a thin metal shell for strength, with porcelain fired over it for appearance. It was the default crown for forty years because it fails gracefully — the metal keeps the tooth covered even if the porcelain chips — and because it fits precisely. Its weakness is optical: the opaque metal has to be masked, so it never has the depth of all-ceramic, and a grey margin can show at the gum line as the gum recedes. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D6082 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
D6082 against the codes beside it
D6083 — Implant-supported PFM crown (noble alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than porcelain fired over a metal core.
D6086 — Implant-supported PFM crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a titanium core rather than porcelain fired over a metal core.
D6087 — Implant-supported crown (noble alloys): It specifies cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than porcelain fired over a metal core.
D6088 — Implant-supported crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It specifies titanium or a titanium alloy rather than porcelain fired over a metal core.
D6082 sits in a group of 16 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. There is no penalty for asking which of these is planned, and there is a real cost to finding out from an explanation of benefits weeks later.
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 D6082
What procedure is D6082?
Implant-supported pfm crown, predominantly base alloys. It belongs to the implant services section of the code set.
Is D6082 expensive?
$1,200–$2,800 covers most of the country. Specialist practices and big-city addresses tend to sit in the upper half.
How do dental plans handle D6082?
Most plans include it under major benefits, 0–50%. A pre-treatment estimate is the only way to know your own number in advance.
What is the difference between D6082 and D6083?
D6083 is implant-supported PFM crown, noble alloys: it specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than porcelain fired over a metal core. Apart from that, the two describe the same treatment — which is why the notes for the visit matter more here than the code itself.
Also known as: implant crown, implant tooth, screw retained crown, abutment supported crown.