Cigna Healthcare Dental Providers
- Learn how you can search the national network of Cigna Healthcare dental providers to find a Cigna Healthcare dentist near you.
Members of Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plans that include dental coverage can easily search online for a dental provider near them who accepts their insurance. Cigna has relationships with over 2 million providers and facilities across the U.S., including dentists and dental specialists at over 309,000 locations.
To search for a Cigna Healthcare dental provider, you can use the Cigna Healthcare “Find a Doctor, Dentist or Facility” tool to search the directory of Cigna Healthcare providers. You may search by practice type, name or facility location.
Current Cigna Healthcare dental members may even request to have a printed directory of Cigna Healthcare dental and other providers delivered by mail or fax.
Comparing Cigna Healthcare Dental Providers
Cigna Healthcare dental plan members have access to a variety of tools to help navigate the Cigna Healthcare network of dental providers.
Brighter Score is a feature that allows plan holders to compare Cigna Healthcare dentists with metrics such as affordability, patient experience and professional history. Members can also see detailed dentist profiles, many of which include pictures and video content and patient reviews.
Cigna Healthcare dental members can conduct provider searches by procedure and see personalized cost information according to their plan.
When you’re ready to make an appointment with a dentist, you may do so online directly through your Cigna Healthcare account.
Using a Cigna Healthcare Dental Provider
The out-of-pocket costs you face when seeing dental providers may depend on the type of Cigna Healthcare dental plan you have.
- An HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) plan generally restricts members to visiting dental providers within the Cigna Healthcare network. In most cases, care administered by a non-Cigna Healthcare dental provider will not be covered by an HMO plan. In addition, you may be required to see a primary dentist first for all your dental needs and may only visit with a dental specialist if issued a referral.
- A PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) plan grants policyholders some more freedom to seek care outside of the Cigna Healthcare network and still receive at least partial care in most cases. PPO plan members are not bound by a primary dentist and are free to make specialist appointments without a referral.
Cigna Healthcare Dental Coverage Options
One way to obtain Cigna Healthcare dental coverage is with a Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan that offers dental benefits.
Medicare Advantage plans provide all of the same coverage as Original Medicare (Part A and Part B), and plans can also cover things not included in Original Medicare. Dental coverage is an additional benefits available with some Medicare Advantage plans, along with things like coverage of vision care or prescription drugs.
Some Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage plans include a dental allowance that may be used toward the cost of dental care at any dentist who accepts Medicare. The allowance is not restricted to dentists within the Cigna Healthcare network.
Some people may choose to get Cigna Healthcare dental coverage through a standalone dental insurance plan. Cigna Healthcare dental plans can provide 100% coverage of preventive dental care such as exams, cleanings and routine X-rays. Restorative care such as fillings, root canals, extractions, crowns, bridges and dentures along with orthodontic care like braces may also be covered defending on plan level.
You do not have to be enrolled in a Cigna Healthcare Medicare plan to enroll in a standalone Cigna Healthcare dental plan.
Cigna Healthcare Dental Oral Health Integration Program
The Cigna Healthcare Dental Oral Health Integration Program is designed for people with certain medical conditions that are associated with gum disease. The program reimburses out-of-pocket costs for certain dental services used to treat gum disease and tooth decay.
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