D7952 — Sinus lift (vertical/crestal approach)
D7952 lifts the sinus floor through the implant socket itself, a smaller procedure that gains a few millimetres.
It is one of five codes covering bone grafting and sinus surgery. For the procedure itself rather than the code, see the bone grafting and sinus surgery guide; for the code, read on.
The rest of this page deals with the specifics: the requirements written into the code, the usual range of fees, the typical benefit outcome, and how to tell it apart from its closest relatives.
Told apart from the codes it is confused with
D7951 — Sinus lift (lateral/open approach): It is the same procedure specified for lateral open rather than for vertical crestal.
D7953 — Bone graft for ridge/socket preservation: It packs graft material into a socket or a thin ridge to hold its shape for a future implant.
D7995 — Synthetic graft — mandible or facial bones, by report: It is the by-report code used when nothing more specific fits.
D7295 — Harvest of bone for use in autogenous grafting procedure: It harvests the patient's own bone from another site so that it can be grafted, and is billed in addition to the graft itself.
Those four codes and D7952 are the whole group — nothing else describes this procedure. 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.
| Code | Procedure |
|---|---|
| D7952 | Sinus lift (vertical/crestal approach) — this page |
| D7295 | Harvest of bone for use in autogenous grafting procedure |
| D7951 | Sinus lift (lateral/open approach) |
| D7953 | Bone graft for ridge/socket preservation |
| D7995 | Synthetic graft — mandible or facial bones, by report |
Questions about D7952
What does dental code D7952 mean?
Sinus lift, vertical/crestal approach, reported under a single oral and maxillofacial surgery code.
Is D7952 expensive?
Typically $700–$1,800 before insurance, depending on local fees and the complexity of the individual case.
Is D7952 a covered benefit?
It normally falls under major / surgical cover, 0–50%. Whether a particular claim is paid depends more on your history with the plan than on the code.
What is the difference between D7952 and D7951?
D7951 is sinus lift, lateral/open approach: it is the same procedure specified for lateral open rather than for vertical crestal. The rest of the procedure is the same, which is why the two get substituted for one another on estimates.
Also known as: bone graft, socket preservation, sinus lift, ridge augmentation, graft material.