Dentist Complaints

I got the explanation of benefits in the mail the other day about the cavity I had filled.  And the difference between what my insurance says I owe, and what I paid the dentist is like $45.  I called the office and she said well it might be the sedative filling, because most insurances don’t cover that, so I didn’t even bother to submit it.

What if my insurance DID cover it?  And my part really was only $67 for all of it?  They’d either apply it to my account, or cut me a check for the amount I overpaid.  But still, annoying to get the EOB in the mail and have it list $67 when I paid like $110!

EDIT-Called the dentists office and asked her to submit the sedative filling part to insurance.  I told her from what I found on the Cigna website, its for a temporary filling, not for a lining, but the codes match, and it says my part would be 20%, which based on Cignas guess would be like $8.  Hmmm…$44 or $8…wonder which I would rather pay.  LOL