Lab fee
Also called: laboratory fee, lab bill, laboratory charge
A lab fee is the amount a dental lab charges a practice for a case. On a patient’s bill or a claim, the same words mean the laboratory charge a practice reports beside the procedure it relates to. A lab sets its fees in a fee schedule, by type of work and material.
How it shows up between practice and lab
The lab fee appears at three points: when the lab lists or quotes it, when the lab invoices the practice, and when the practice reports it on a claim.
Those three need to agree. An invoice that names the patient, the tooth, the work and the date lets the practice match it to the right claim without a call.
Extras cause the surprises. Rush charges, remakes and implant parts are easier to accept when the lab’s policy is written down in advance.
Read more in how Canadian dental labs build a fee schedule and CDCP and lab fees.
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