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Can dental veneers be reimbursed by medical insurance?
Dental veneers cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance.

Dental veneers belong to dental cosmetology and are not covered by medical insurance reimbursement, so they cannot be reimbursed. Tooth veneering is one of the tooth whitening restoration techniques. Tooth veneer restoration is to paste a layer of material similar to the color of normal teeth on the surface of discolored or defective teeth to achieve the purpose of whitening or restoration. Popular tooth veneers can be divided into resin veneers and porcelain veneers.

Medical insurance reimbursement conditions:

1. Confirm the insured status: before seeking medical treatment, you need to confirm that you have participated in local medical insurance, which can be confirmed by means of social security card and medical insurance certificate;

2. Medical category: Medical insurance generally only reimburses therapeutic medical behaviors, such as outpatient service, hospitalization, surgery and examination. Some cosmetic medical behaviors, such as dental beauty and plastic surgery, are usually not covered by medical insurance reimbursement;

3. Medical expenses: Medical insurance will only reimburse medical expenses that meet the requirements, such as medical expenses, medicine expenses, examination expenses, operation expenses, etc. Personal expenses, medical insurance will not be reimbursed;

4. Hospital qualification: Medical insurance will only reimburse the medical expenses of legally operated medical institutions, such as public hospitals and qualified private hospitals. Medical insurance will not be reimbursed for illegal medical institutions or clinics.

To sum up, some places may have policies similar to "medical insurance for special diseases of urban residents", and some special diseases and operations can be reimbursed through medical insurance, but the specific policies and scope of application need to be consulted with medical insurance institutions before seeking medical treatment.

Legal basis:

Article 28 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.