D6087 — Implant-supported crown (noble alloys)
This is the visible tooth: the crown fitted on top of an implant. D6087 is the version in cast 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 you will find what this code specifically requires, a realistic price range, the usual benefit handling, and where it stops applying and another code begins.
What has to be true for D6087 to apply
Material — cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it. A one-piece casting in a noble alloy — typically palladium-based — with no ceramic layer. It keeps most of the mechanical virtues of gold, particularly the ability to be finished to a very close margin and the low wear on the opposing tooth, at a lower metal cost. It is metal-coloured, so it is used where appearance does not matter and longevity does. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D6087 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
Where the line falls between D6087 and the rest
D6086 — Implant-supported PFM crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a titanium core rather than cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6088 — Implant-supported crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It specifies titanium or a titanium alloy rather than cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6083 — Implant-supported PFM crown (noble alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6082 — Implant-supported PFM crown (predominantly base alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a metal core rather than cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it.
D6087 sits in a group of 16 codes in total; the remainder are linked at the foot of this page. These distinctions exist because they change what was actually done. A claim for D6087 when the record describes one of the others is not a technicality — it is the difference between a paid claim and a returned one.
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 D6087
D6087 — what is it?
Read literally, D6087 means implant-supported crown, noble alloys — and payers do read it literally.
What should I expect to pay for D6087?
$1,415–$3,305 covers most of the country. Specialist practices and big-city addresses tend to sit in the upper half.
Does dental insurance cover D6087?
Yes on most policies, treated as major work at 0–50%. A waiting period on a new policy is the commonest reason it is not.
What is the difference between D6087 and D6086?
D6086 is implant-supported PFM crown, titanium/titanium alloys: it specifies porcelain fired over a titanium core rather than cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it. That one difference is the whole distinction; the chair time, the materials and the appointment sequence are the same either way.
Also known as: implant crown, implant tooth, screw retained crown, abutment supported crown.