D7298 — Removal of temporary anchorage device [screw retained plate], requiring flap
D7298 removes a screw-retained anchorage plate, which needs a flap raised to get at it.
This code belongs to a set of 18 covering other oral surgical procedures. The clinical detail lives in the other oral surgical procedures guide; the code-level detail is here.
Everything on this page is about the code itself — its conditions, its fee, its benefit handling, and the precise point at which it stops applying and a neighbouring code starts.
The conditions built into D7298
Status — interim, not definitive. It is built to function for a limited period while something else is planned or healing, and many plans fold its fee into the definitive restoration if that follows within a few months.
Where the line falls between D7298 and the rest
D7297 — Corticotomy — four or more teeth or tooth spaces, per quadrant: It is the definitive version.
D7296 — Corticotomy — one to three teeth or tooth spaces, per quadrant: It is the definitive version.
D7283 — Placement of device to facilitate eruption of impacted tooth: It is the definitive version.
D7280 — Exposure of an unerupted tooth (surgical access): It is the definitive version.
D7298 sits in a group of 18 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 D7298 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 D7298
What procedure is D7298?
It is the entry for removal of temporary anchorage device [screw retained plate], requiring flap. A practice cannot use it for anything broader than that, which is what makes the code useful to you.
How much does D7298 cost?
Between $300–$900 in most practices — and that is the figure before any benefit is applied, not what you would pay at the desk.
Is D7298 a covered benefit?
Typically, yes — major oral surgery benefits, variable. What varies between plans is the frequency limit rather than whether the procedure is covered at all.
What is the difference between D7298 and D7297?
D7297 is corticotomy, four or more teeth or tooth spaces, per quadrant: it is the definitive version. The rest of the procedure is the same, which is why the two get substituted for one another on estimates.
Also known as: avulsed tooth, impacted canine exposure, oroantral fistula, salivary stone, vestibuloplasty.