Weighing an NDX alternative? NDX is not one lab. National Dentex is a network of member labs, and the one you deal with depends on where you are. We are a single lab with one price list for the whole country.
You cannot look up their price
NDX does not publish a fee schedule. Their own Verotek FCZ Express terms say “price may vary by lab and does not include shipping.” To find out what a crown costs, you ask a rep for your region.
Every price we charge is on one page, with shipping both ways and tax already inside the number. Full contour zirconia is $55 on a digital scan and $69 on an impression.
Turnaround: read the footnote
This is where the two models differ most, and what most dentists mis-compare. NDX quotes working days inside the lab. Their fabrication calendar says timing “does not include day of receipt or delivery, holidays or weekends,” and that FedEx pickup and delivery adds two days each way.
| Case type | NDX in lab | NDX with transit | Snap, door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full contour zirconia (scanned) | 3 working days | ~7 working days | 10 calendar days |
| e.max monolithic | 6 working days | ~10 working days | 10 calendar days |
| PFM | 12 working days | ~16 working days | 10 calendar days |
| Implant restoration | 10–15 working days | ~14–19 working days | 10 calendar days |
Our ten days are calendar days, from when we receive the case to when it is back with you, and our outside commitment is fourteen.
NDX's Verotek FCZ Express gets modeless posterior crowns, up to two units, delivered on day three.
Outside that lane you are back to a quoted price, shipping billed separately and in-lab days. With us it is one published price list, one lab and a door-to-door date.
| Snap Dental Labs | NDX / National Dentex | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | One lab, one price list | Network of member labs |
| Published pricing | All 88 line items | Not published; varies by lab |
| Zirconia crown | $55, all in | Quoted locally, shipping extra |
| Shipping | Included, both ways | Billed; adds 2 days each way |
| Turnaround basis | Calendar days, door to door | Working days, in lab only |
How to compare them properly
Ask your NDX lab for three things in writing: the per-unit fee for your top three materials, whether shipping is billed each way, and the door-to-door day count including transit. Then put them next to our fee schedule.
“I've done a lot of implant crowns, screw-retained implant crowns. Haven't had any remakes, haven't had any issues with fit.”
Settle it with two real cases
Send two crowns, scan or impression. We make them at no cost with shipping included, and you can time us yourself.
Try 2 free crownsSources. NDX turnaround figures: National Dentex published fabrication calendars (NDX Continental, MKT00122 Rev I, and NDX Keller product turnaround times), including their stated basis of working days in lab excluding day of receipt, delivery, holidays and weekends, and FedEx pickup and delivery of two days each way. Verotek FCZ Express terms and the “price may vary by lab and does not include shipping” note: nationaldentex.com. Transit-inclusive NDX figures are our arithmetic on NDX's own in-lab and transit numbers. Snap pricing and turnaround: published 2026 US fee schedule. Verify current figures with your own member lab.
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