Insurance Companies that will pay for Corrective Jaw Surgery?

Question

I was told back many years ago, that I needed Corrective Jaw Surgery. Unfortunately, I was only 12 or 13 at the time. I'm 22 now, and have the braces on. The problem I'm running into is finding an insurance company that will cover the surgery or at least some of it. I was just curious if anyone else out there who has had it, could give me some advice on what I should do. By the way, it is both medical and cosmetic, as my top teeth do not show when I smile, just the tips of them. My doctor had mentioned filing it as a "mental health" claim, because I've actually went through Depression and counseling because of it. Any advice would be wonderful.

Answer 1

My daughter's surgery was paid in full by our insurance. Which is Core Source in Ohio. However, this took quite a bit of work from her oral surgeon to prove this was medical and not cosmetic. Her back teeth didn't touch and she couldn't chew her food. Her teeth are so beautiful. It cost $20,000 for the hospital bill and $5000 for the surgeon bill.

Have you thought of going to a dental university????

Answer 2

Corrective Jaw Surgery Insurance

Answer 3

Many, many medical health insurance companies pay for it. If your's doesn't, is it how it's being presented to them? Surely there are some other reasons for the surgery besides that your upper teeth don't show adequately and that it depresses you? I am not invalidating those reasons, but an insurance company might.

Do you have an insufficient jaw? What are the long term effects of no treatment? What class malocclusion do you have? What do studies say about no treating that class surgically? What problems have you encountered by not having the surgery performed when it was originally suggested?

Answer 4

None of them if it was a preexisting condition. Here's an idea, you are 22 years old, why don't you work and pay for it yourself.