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title: "What Is Fee schedule? Dental Glossary | Town Center Dental"
description: "A fee schedule is a list of the amounts a dental plan allows or pays for each service. It may differ from what a dentist usually charges."
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Insurance and Billing

# Fee schedule

A fee schedule is a list of the amounts a dental plan allows or pays for each service. It may differ from what a dentist usually charges.

A fee schedule is a list of services and the amounts tied to them. For a dental plan, the schedule of benefits lists dental services and the maximum benefit amount an insurer will pay for each. The details vary by plan.

The ADA explains that a benefit paid is often a percentage of the insurance company's customary fee schedule. Patients often do not know their out-of-pocket costs, since insurers generally do not release these customary fee schedule maximums to the public. A contracted dentist agrees to the plan's fees, as with an [in-network dentist](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/in-network-dentist).

The amount on a plan's schedule can differ from a dentist's usual fee. Compare with [UCR](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/usual-customary-and-reasonable-ucr-fee). Read your [EOB](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/explanation-of-benefits-eob) to see what applied. The [insurance and financing page](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/patients/insurance-and-financing) has this office's information.

## Related terms

-   [Usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) fee](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/usual-customary-and-reasonable-ucr-fee)
-   [In-network dentist](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/in-network-dentist)
-   [Explanation of benefits (EOB)](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/explanation-of-benefits-eob)
-   [Balance billing](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/balance-billing)
-   [CDT dental code](https://towncenterdental.multisites.ai/glossary/cdt-dental-code)

## Sources

1.  [National Association of Dental Plans: Glossary of Dental Insurance Terms](https://www.nadp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GlossaryInsuranceTerms_updated_12_31_20.pdf)
2.  [ADA: Typical Dental Plan Benefits and Limitations](https://www.ada.org/resources/practice/dental-insurance/typical-dental-plan-benefits-and-limitations)

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