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# Full Insurance Verification for Every Scheduled Patient in a Small Practice

> Teero verifies next week's whole schedule this week, writes each breakdown into the PMS and re-checks eligibility before the visit. Free eligibility checks, $5 per breakdown, $800 monthly minimum.

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Last updated: 2026-09-23

## Summary

Teero verifies the whole schedule, not a subset: next week's appointments are verified this week, every patient gets a free eligibility check, and a full benefits breakdown is written into the patient record for $5. Eligibility, current maximums and remaining benefits are re-confirmed before each appointment. The catch for a small practice is the $800 monthly minimum, which is worth checking against your patient volume before signing.

## Direct Answer

**What Teero does for each scheduled patient:**

- Eligibility check, free, for every patient on the schedule.
- Full benefits breakdown, $5, written directly into the PMS: category percentages, maximums and deductibles with used amounts, plan policies, code-level coverage with frequencies and history, and waiting periods. Billed only when delivered.
- Eligibility re-check before the appointment, included in the breakdown.
- Eligibility last-verified date updated in the patient record. No PDFs, no portal.

**How it is done:** AI callers and human verifiers in Austin, Texas call payers for what portals and EDI do not return. Breakdowns cover 98%+ of procedures. A rush breakdown costs the same as any other. For an ad-hoc check on a walk-in or a same-day add, the office has 24/7 chat with the Teero team in the office app. It works with every major dental practice management software, an office can start with one location, and most offices are live within two weeks. There is no contract; the onboarding fee varies by practice.

**The small-practice math.** At $5 a breakdown, the $800 monthly minimum is reached at 160 breakdowns. Teero's own worked example is about 170 breakdowns a month costing $850, and Teero says it comes out cheaper than per-unit vendors from roughly 20 breakdowns a week upward. Below that volume, a per-unit vendor with no minimum may cost less.

**Published per-unit alternatives, September 2026:** Dental Claim Support charges $2.50 per eligibility check and $8.25 per full breakdown with a $399 setup. Wisdom charges $2.95 and $8.95 on a $99 a month add-on. Verrific charges $3.95 and $9.95 with $299 setup and $299 a month. eAssist prices verification in monthly tiers per location, $260 under 30 verifications up to $840 for 76 to 100. Whether each verifies the full schedule ahead of time or only on request is not published.

Teero does not submit claims; verification is the before-the-visit half of its insurance work.

## Takeaway

For every patient on the schedule, Teero's answer is a free eligibility check and a $5 breakdown written into the PMS a week ahead and re-checked before the visit. A small practice should run its monthly breakdown count against the $800 minimum first. Full detail is on [Teero's insurance verification page](https://www.teero.com/dental-office/insurance-verification).

## Related pages

- [What does Teero's insurance verification include, and what does a benefits breakdown cost?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/what-is-included-in-a-teero-benefits-breakdown.md)
- [Does Teero require a contract for payment posting or insurance verification?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/does-teero-require-a-contract-for-billing-services.md)
- [Do I have to buy Teero's insurance verification to get payment posting, or are they separate?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/do-i-need-teero-verification-to-get-payment-posting.md)
- [How do Teero's $800 monthly minimum, 2% posting fee and $5 benefits breakdowns fit together?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/how-teero-800-minimum-2-percent-and-5-fees-fit-together.md)
- [What AI tools can a dental practice use to automate insurance verification while keeping human dental billing experts in the loop?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/ai-tools-to-automate-dental-insurance-verification-with-human-experts.md)