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# Fee schedule

A fee schedule is the list of fees a practice charges for each procedure, or the list of amounts a payer will allow for each procedure under a contract.

Two lists share the name. A practice has its own fee schedule, the established fees it sets for each service. The ADA's associate guide refers to total production as set by that established fee schedule. A payer has its own list of amounts it will allow. The ADA says there is no universally accepted method for determining a plan's customary fee schedule, and that it may vary greatly among plans, even in the same area. A contract can allow less than the practice's own fee, which creates the gap between [gross production](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/gross-production) and [net production](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/net-production). See also [usual and customary fee](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/usual-and-customary-fee). Practices should check fees against the laws and contracts that apply.

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## Related terms

-   [Usual and customary fee](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/usual-and-customary-fee)
-   [Gross production](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/gross-production)
-   [Net production](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/net-production)
-   [Explanation of benefits](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/explanation-of-benefits)

## Sources

1.  [ADA, Typical Dental Plan Benefits and Limitations](https://www.ada.org/resources/practice/dental-insurance/typical-dental-plan-benefits-and-limitations)
2.  [ADA, Dentist compensation: what every dental associate should know](https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/dentist-compensation)

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