Payment plans can make treatment easier to budget, but patients should compare the total treatment fee, deposit, monthly schedule, insurance assignment, cancellation terms and what happens if treatment extends.
Payment plans can make treatment easier to budget, but patients should compare the total treatment fee, deposit, monthly schedule, insurance assignment, cancellation terms and what happens if treatment extends.
This guide is written for Maple Ridge patients as decision support. It cannot determine suitability for treatment without an examination and appropriate records.
Deposit is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Monthly payments is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Insurance assignment is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
What the fee includes is one of the practical factors that can change diagnosis, appliance choice, treatment timing or the way progress is monitored. It should be discussed in the context of the whole case rather than treated as an isolated checklist item.
Not necessarily. They change when payments are made.
Ask for the total fee, included services, payment schedule, refund or transfer terms, and any financing charges.
Often yes, depending on office policy and the insurance plan.