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Dealing With Insurance For Jaw Surgery

I recently received this comment from a reader:

Everyone’s situation is going to be custom. That said, there are a few things you can do to increase the likelihood that your insurance company will provide maximum.
What to Know About Insurance Companies (and How To Deal)

1. The person who answers the phone at the call center most [...]

FAQs for Jaw Surgery Candidates

Why get jaw surgery?

There are many many different reasons why people are referred to jaw surgery. They can include all sorts of bite deformities (cross bite, open bite, underbite, overbite) as well as sleep apnea. Other jaw bloggers run the gamut, so check out their blogs and cases. In my case, I had an underbite [...]

The Fun Stuff: Surgery Financials

After five phone calls to my insurance company, and at least that many conversations with the hospital, anesthesiologist, and surgeon’s office, I finally have a vague idea how much this is all going to cost me.

Yep, that’s right, it’s only vague. One thing I’ve learned is that many patients won’t know the exact amount until [...]