Showing posts with label ohip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ohip. Show all posts

Monday, March 18, 2013

Costs of Jaw Surgery

This is in reply to a comment regarding the costs associate with jaw surgery.
First off I just want to say that I live in Ontario, Canada and therefore I have provincial health insurance which covers certain costs.  All cost in Canadian dollars.

This is a break down from start to finish:


  1. Braces: (first set)                  $3000
  2. Premolar removal                $500- 1000 (estimating as this was a long time ago)
  3. Braces: (second set)             $7000
  4. Wisdom teeth removal:        $1300
  5. Surgical Planning                $3500
The surgery itself was covered by OHIP and I have additional health insurance for my prescriptions which I'm sure would have been at least a few hundred on top of everything. 
I'm not sure how other surgeons price out their surgeries but for my surgeon $3500 seems to be a standard rate for a double jaw surgery and genioplasty. Those fees included costs incurred at his private office such as x-rays, follow up visits, moulds, and other related costs. There was also an initial consultation fee of $200. 

Terra