Cost-Shares

You'll pay cost-shares for covered dental services, as well as your monthly premiums. Your cost-shares depend on:

  • Your sponsor's pay grade and 
  • Where you live, the CONUS50 United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Service Area or the OCONUSAreas outside of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Service Area.
Covered Services CONUS Service Area OCONUS Service Area
Pay Grades
E-1 - E-4
Pay Grades
E-5 and above
Command-Sponsored Beneficiaries1
Diagnostic 0% 0% 0%
Preventive2 0% 0% 0%
Sealants (Sealants included at 0% after May 1st, 2017) 20% 20% 0%
Consultation/Office Visit 20% 20% 0%
Post-Surgical Services 20% 20% 0%
Basic Restorative 20% 20% 0%
Endodontic 30% 40% 0%
Periodontic 30% 40% 0%
Oral Surgery 30% 40% 0%
General Anesthesia 40% 40% 0%
Intravenous Sedation 50% 50% 0%
Miscellaneous Services(occlusal guard, athletic mouth guard) 50% 50% 0%
Other Restorative 50% 50% 50%
Implant Services 50% 50% 50%
Prosthodontic 50% 50% 50%
Orthodontic3 50% 50% 50%
  1. Doesn’t apply to Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve members (other than Special Mobilization Category) and their families. They will pay CONUS cost-shares.
  2. We fully cover space maintainers for posterior teeth for patients under age 19. We cover them at a 20% cost-shareA percentage of the total cost of a covered health care service that you pay. for patients under age 19 when replacing anterior teeth only. We cover sealants at 20% as noted above.
  3. Available for enrolled family members.  We cover:
    • Children up to age 21 or 23, based on your student status: >>Learn more
    • Spouses up to age 23
    • National Guard/Reserve sponsors up to age 23

Your dental coverage has specific limits and exclusions. You can get details at TRICARE Dental Program Benefit Booklet.

Last Updated 9/3/2020