{"id":1579,"date":"2020-02-28T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:13:04","slug":"the-cost-of-dental-insurance-verification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/28\/the-cost-of-dental-insurance-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Dental Insurance Verification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_94425459__1___1584720936_76381-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dental insurance form on desk with X rays and glasses\" class=\"wp-image-1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_94425459__1___1584720936_76381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_94425459__1___1584720936_76381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_94425459__1___1584720936_76381.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the end of a long day, you finish working with your last\npatient of the day. As you pass by the front desk, you notice that your team is\nstill busily working on processing dental insurance claims and following up\nwith companies on the phone long after the patient leaves. And you also see\nthat they look burned out, stretched and taxed beyond their limits. You wonder\u2014is\nthere a better way to deal with dental insurance verification? In this blog\npost, you\u2019ll learn why insurance verification is important to your practice and\nunderstand your options moving forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does insurance verification matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>About 57 percent of the American population has dental\ninsurance coverage, and much of the business that dental offices bring in, often\nmore than 60 percent, depends on payments from patients\u2019 insurance benefits. In\naddition, when more advanced treatment is required, dental offices need to\nestimate insurance coverage accurately in order to provide an accurate\ntreatment plan to patients. In fact, more patients switch to a different\ndentist over a miscommunication about insurance or billing than because of\nclinical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much will in-house dental insurance verification cost?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For each case where dental insurance benefits are used, one\nof your staff members has to file one or more claims. This process alone can\nconsume significant time out of your team\u2019s schedule. If complications arise\nwith a claim, they then have to call the insurance company to resolve the\nissue, which can take 20 minutes or longer for each case. This tedious,\ntime-consuming task can overwhelm and frustrate your front desk staff if they\nalso are required to answer phone calls, handle scheduling, and serve patients\nwithin the office. In the long run, having a distracted, annoyed team could\nlose you return patients, costing your practice thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your practice is in-network with more than five insurance\ncompanies, perhaps you\u2019ve considered hiring a dedicated insurance coordinator\nto deal with these headaches. To be fairly compensated, this team member would\nneed to be paid $16 per hour at minimum. In a full-time position, that amount equates\nto about $2,560 every month. With this dental insurance breakdown in mind, you\nmay be wondering if you have any other more cost effective choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can Dental Support Specialties help your practice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although you could hire someone to work in your practice,\nalternatively, you could turn to Dental Support Specialties to take on dental\ninsurance verification for you. Our staff has years of industry experience and\nis intimately familiar with the processes insurance companies use. Plus, by\nfreeing up your own team, you ensure that they are able to provide high-quality\ncustomer service that keeps patients coming back again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, you want to make the best decision for the\nsuccess of your practice both in terms of finances and in creating a welcoming,\npositive environment for your patients. Outsourcing your dental insurance\nverification can help you achieve your goals without disrupting your daily\noperations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Dental Support Specialties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental Support Specialties was founded in 2008 to assist\ndental practices with essential administrative tasks, such as dental insurance\nverification and billing, to make sure that practices continue to receive\nprompt payments and steady cash flow. If you have questions about the cost of\ninsurance verification, you can contact Dental Support Specialties by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/contact.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of a long day, you finish working with your last patient of the day. As you pass by the front desk, you notice that your team is still busily working on processing dental insurance claims and following up with companies on the phone long after the patient leaves. 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