D6094 — Abutment-supported crown (titanium/titanium alloys)
This is the visible tooth: the crown fitted on top of an implant. D6094 is the version in titanium or a titanium alloy.
It is one of 16 codes covering implant-supported crown. For the procedure itself rather than the code, see the implant-supported crown guide; for the code, read on.
Everything below is specific to this code: what it pins down, what it is worth, how a payer handles it, and which codes it is not.
The conditions built into D6094
Material — titanium or a titanium alloy. Titanium is used here for the same reason it is used for implants: bone and soft tissue tolerate it better than any other metal, and it does not corrode. It is roughly as strong as steel at 40% less weight, and it is a genuine alternative for anyone with a nickel sensitivity. Machining it is harder than casting a conventional alloy, which is the main reason it is not more common. The material is part of the code rather than a choice made afterwards, so D6094 is only the right code if that is what was actually used.
How D6094 differs from its neighbours
D6088 — Implant-supported crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It is the same procedure with one word changed: implant-supported rather than abutment-supported.
D6087 — Implant-supported crown (noble alloys): It specifies cast noble alloy, with no porcelain over it rather than titanium or a titanium alloy.
D6086 — Implant-supported PFM crown (titanium/titanium alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a titanium core rather than titanium or a titanium alloy.
D6083 — Implant-supported PFM crown (noble alloys): It specifies porcelain fired over a noble-alloy core rather than titanium or a titanium alloy.
D6094 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 D6094
What procedure is D6094?
D6094 records abutment-supported crown, titanium/titanium alloys — one of the implant services codes.
How much does D6094 cost?
Between $1,320–$3,080 in most practices — and that is the figure before any benefit is applied, not what you would pay at the desk.
How do dental plans handle D6094?
It is generally a covered benefit in the major category, 0–50%. Frequency limits and waiting periods are the usual reasons a claim is refused.
Also known as: implant crown, implant tooth, screw retained crown, abutment supported crown.