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Covered option and added service.
← All explanationsAgreement for additional filling costs
What do I agree to before a filling with extra charges?
For German statutory-insurance patients, this written agreement records choosing a filling beyond the covered service before treatment begins. The comparable statutory filling is accounted for; the patient pays the agreed additional costs. Suitable no-extra-charge filling options remain available.
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Understand the alternatives
Ask which filling has no extra charge, what the additional service is and why it is proposed. Discuss this before deciding.
Clarify costs in writing
The chosen treatment and expected additional costs are agreed before treatment starts. Ask for unclear items to be explained.
Distinguish the contribution
The comparable covered filling is taken into account. Elective replacement of an intact direct filling does not qualify under this additional-cost rule.
At a glance
What does the patient pay?
The agreed additional costs.
Always a statutory credit?
Not for purely elective replacement of an intact filling.
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Understand the alternatives
Ask which filling has no extra charge, what the additional service is and why it is proposed. Discuss this before deciding.
Clarify costs in writing
The chosen treatment and expected additional costs are agreed before treatment starts. Ask for unclear items to be explained.
Distinguish the contribution
The comparable covered filling is taken into account. Elective replacement of an intact direct filling does not qualify under this additional-cost rule.
Often confused
Additional cost and fully private treatment
Under this filling rule the comparable statutory service is credited. That credit cannot simply be assumed for purely elective treatment.
Quick answers
Did the amalgam restriction make all fillings private?
No. Since 2025 statutory-insurance patients still have access to suitable fillings without additional charges.
Does every composite filling cost extra?
No. Tooth location, technique and circumstances matter; tooth-coloured front fillings may be covered.
Is this a prosthetic treatment-and-cost plan?
No. The filling rule and the fixed-subsidy system for prostheses are different arrangements.
At the practice
For a personal discussion
Editorially suggested question to discuss with Dr Niusha Barahmand Pour:
Which suitable covered option exists, and what does the additional service change?
Have the differences and expected extra charges explained before deciding.
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- Benefit in kind
- Care provided within statutory insurance.
- Additional costs
- Charges for the chosen service beyond covered care.
- Written agreement
- Documented decision about additional-cost care before treatment.
Make the distinction
Under this filling rule the comparable statutory service is credited. That credit cannot simply be assumed for purely elective treatment.
Sources and context
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