Check online with the insurer and get a full breakdown of patient benefits in advance of their visit.
Dental Insurance Verification: 5 Ways to Speed It Up. When you’re in the insurance company’s portal, verifying your patient’s benefits, take a look at a detailed summary of the patient’s insurance plan so you can see a full breakdown of their insurance benefits. You’ll see which dental procedures are covered, at what percentage they’re covered if the patient has already used any benefits elsewhere, what the patient’s plan maximum is, and other important coverage details.
Your patient’s full breakdown of benefits is all-important when verifying dental insurance. It will enable you to inform the patient what their out-of-pocket expenses will be, and you’ll know what you can expect to collect from the insurance claim you file.
Also, always ask patients at every appointment if their dental insurance has changed. You never know.
