Can I use a medical insurance card for hoop teeth?

You can't use a medical insurance card for hoop teeth.

Brace is a common method to correct teeth at present, which mainly locates and adjusts teeth through braces to achieve the purpose of correcting teeth. Although braces can effectively correct teeth, many people are worried about whether they can be reimbursed by medical insurance card because of the high cost.

First of all, it needs to be clear that braces are a purely cosmetic dental service and do not belong to the medical care category. Therefore, according to China's medical insurance regulations, braces, like other cosmetic and dental services, cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance cards. This means that if orthodontics is needed, you need to pay for braces at your own expense.

Can medical insurance reimburse orthodontics?

1, social security card can be used for treatment and tooth extraction, but braces, tooth filling and cleaning cannot be reimbursed. Note: Items, materials and medicines involved in the process of filling teeth are covered by medical insurance, which can be reimbursed by medical insurance for filling teeth. Tooth washing, inlay and orthodontics are not reimbursed and belong to the scope of tooth beauty.

2. The medical insurance for filling teeth can only cover a part. The key depends on whether the items, materials and drugs involved in the filling process belong to the scope of medical insurance. If the medical insurance is not normal, the medical insurance for filling teeth can be reimbursed.

To sum up, although braces can not be reimbursed by medical insurance card, it will not affect the determination and action of orthodontics, because the various payment methods and policies provided in the market now provide enough choices.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 28

Medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.