One of the reasons I put off getting my wisdom teeth out for so long was because I was afraid of the cost. We’re trying to get out of debt and when Steve had his taken out early in our marriage it really got that ball rolling towards debt. However, when all things were said and done with mine, thanks to health insurance and the dental that we have now that we didn’t have then, we only had to write a check for $124!

I was looking at the bill though, and I don’t know why, but it’s kind of amusing. It says the total cost is $1505.00 and they’re expecting the insurances to pay $1381.

I guess what is amusing is the break down. They are charged $325 for two of my teeth as “partial bony impaction” (I guess the lower ones) then $195 for the other two as “surgical extraction,” $325 for 30 minutes of anesthetic, $95 for the x-rays, and $45 for the exam. Yeah, $45 for him to look in there and go, “yup, let’s take the teeth out!”

Well, I don’t know why it’s amusing… but it sure is great to only have to pay $124, especially when I was expecting $1200!