Is an implant crown covered by insurance?
Often yes, as a major service at around 50%, and on some plans this is the one piece of an implant that is covered. An implant crown (code D6058) is the tooth-colored cap that attaches to the connector post on the implant, finishing the new tooth. Most plans treat it like any other crown, with the same replacement window.
50%
Major, and sometimes covered alone
Check it alone
A plan can exclude the implant surgery and still cover the crown on it. Verify D6058 on its own; on those plans the estimate swings by thousands.
5 to 10 years
Most plans give an implant crown the same replacement window as a regular crown. The clock starts at the seat date, wherever it was placed.
Missing tooth rule
If the tooth was lost before the plan started, many plans deny the replacement, crown included. The date of loss decides, not the date of surgery.
Final bill
The crown often seats in a new benefit year, with a fresh deductible and maximum. Run the check the week it seats; it takes under a second.
What would a real check show for this patient's D6058?
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Eligibility readout · D6058
Sample- Coverage
- Active, crowns covered at 50%
- Frequency
- Once per tooth every 5 years, the same window as a regular crown
- Patient share
- Type your fee to see it
Estimate from a sample plan. A real check reads the actual plan in under a second.
When D6058 is the right code
- A tooth-colored crown on a separate connector post
- One implant, one crown, one tooth number
- Metal or metal-backed implant crowns have their own codes
- A crown screwed straight onto the implant is D6065
Documentation payers expect
The implant placement date, the tooth number, an X-ray showing the implant and connector in place, and the date the original tooth was lost. Many plans want the crown listed on the pre-treatment estimate with the surgery, even though it is billed later.
Why implant crowns get denied
What happens after the implant crown seats
The crown is the last bill, and it often lands in a different benefit year than the surgery (D6010), with a fresh deductible and a fresh maximum. Recall visits stay on the routine cleaning code (D1110) for most patients, but the crown now carries a replacement clock on that tooth number, usually 5 to 10 years, that any future crown claim is judged against. Practices that quote the crown from a check run the week it seats never have to re-explain the number.
D6058, quick answers
Does insurance cover an implant crown?
Often yes, as a major service at around 50%. Some plans that exclude the implant surgery still cover the crown, so verify D6058 on its own.
How often will a plan pay for an implant crown?
Typically once per tooth every 5 to 10 years, the same window as a regular crown, counted from the last seat date.
Why was the crown more than the estimate from surgery day?
The crown usually seats months later, often in a new benefit year with a fresh deductible and a different remaining maximum. A check the week it seats gives the current number.
Does D6058 need prior authorization?
Some plans ask for a pre-treatment estimate on any crown, implant or not. The check gives the plan's crown percentage, frequency limit and remaining maximum before the lab order goes out.
Is an implant crown billed like a regular crown?
It is a different code (D6058, not D2740), but most plans apply the same major percentage and the same replacement window. Some plans also pay a metal-based crown rate on back teeth, and the missing-tooth clause is the extra rule to watch.
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Related: D6010 · D6056 · D2740
CDT is maintained by the American Dental Association. This page is Valian's own plain-English summary for front-desk teams, not official CDT descriptor text, and is not billing or clinical advice. Coverage patterns are common plan behaviors; every plan differs. Verify benefits before treatment.