FirstOps vs Teero: dental payment posting compared (2026)
FirstOps vs Teero for dental payment posting: price, minimums, scope and practice management systems, from each company's published pricing.
Teero and FirstOps do the same core job: read each insurance remittance and post it into your practice management system, so your ledger and insurance aging are right without your team keying payments by hand. The differences are in price, minimums and what else comes with it.
At a glance#
| FirstOps | Teero | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Payment posting with eligibility checks, run by software agents and the FirstOps team | Posting and aging by AI plus U.S.-based specialists; separate hygienist staffing business |
| Price | $750/mo under 250 claims; $249/mo + $2 per claim from 250 to 1,000; custom above | 2% of insurance collections (volume discounts) |
| Minimum | None beyond the plan price | $800 a month |
| Setup | $500 one-time | Onboarding fee varies by practice |
| Trial | 2 weeks free | Not published |
| Contract | Month to month | No contract |
| Practice management systems | Any; most customers run Dentrix Ascend, Open Dental or Curve | Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Eaglesoft, Open Dental |
| Denials and appeals | Flagged with what to do and by when; your office refiles | Worked by Teero's specialists |
| Insurance verification | Eligibility checks; quoted separately | $5 per full breakdown; eligibility checks free |
Teero's details are from teero.com/pricing and its published service descriptions, October 2026.
What it costs at your volume#
Teero's 2% grows with your collections; FirstOps follows your claim count.
| Practice | FirstOps | Teero |
|---|---|---|
| 150 claims, $30,000 insurance collections a month | $750 | $800 (the minimum) |
| 400 claims, $80,000 a month | $1,049 | $1,600 |
| 800 claims, $160,000 a month | $1,849 | $3,200 |
Teero figures are before its volume discounts, which it does not publish. See what dental payment posting costs for the wider market.
When Teero is the better fit#
- You want someone else to work your denials and appeals end to end. Teero's specialists fight them; FirstOps flags them with what to send and leaves the refiling to your office.
- You also need temp hygienists. Teero's staffing business is separate, but it is one vendor.
- You run Eaglesoft and want a vendor that names it today.
When FirstOps is the better fit#
- Your practice is small or mid-size. Below about $40,000 a month in insurance collections, Teero's $800 minimum is an effective rate above 2%; FirstOps is $750 flat under 250 claims.
- Your collections per claim are high (crowns, implants, ortho). A percentage charges you more for the same posting work; a per-claim price doesn't.
- You run Curve Dental, or another system outside Teero's posting list.
- You see a lot of Medicaid. FirstOps posts Medicaid dental remittances today, including MassHealth, and reads them line by line for frequency limits, other insurance and recoupments.
Frequently asked questions
Is FirstOps cheaper than Teero?
For most practices, yes. At 400 claims and $80,000 of insurance collections a month, FirstOps is $1,049 and Teero's published rate is $1,600 before volume discounts. Under 250 claims a month, FirstOps is $750 flat against Teero's $800 minimum.
Do FirstOps and Teero submit claims?
Teero states that claim submission stays with the office. FirstOps works after the claim: posting each remittance and flagging what needs your office.
Which one works in Dentrix Ascend?
Both. FirstOps works in any practice management system; most of its customers run Dentrix Ascend, Open Dental or Curve.
Is there a contract with either?
Neither requires a long-term contract. FirstOps is month to month with a 2-week free trial.