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Votes	Status	Answer
0 votes	approved	D9999 accompanied with a short narrative is the most appropriate code.... posted April 12, 2014 12:14 pm in reply to What is the proper code to use if a patient has a filling placed and then returns for an adjustment because the filling does not feel quite right to the patient (i.e. high spot) ?
-1 votes	approved	No using D9310 within the same office is inappropriate. The correct way would be to use D0150 for th... posted April 12, 2014 12:11 pm in reply to Regarding code D9310, consultation by another dentist. We have multiple providers in our office and there are occasions where one of our providers refer to another provider in our office. To give you an example, one dentist will refer to another dentist (internally) for an extraction. Sometimes it is necessary for the referred dentist to evaluate the patient before the extraction can be accomplished. Can this code be used for this purpose?
0 votes	approved	The most appropriate code is D2999, you must submit a short narrative along with the code.... posted April 11, 2014 12:03 pm in reply to Hello, Is there a code when you have to repair a temp bridge that has broken??
0 votes	approved	Yes, that is correct.... posted April 11, 2014 8:38 am in reply to My understanding is that when more than 1 PA is done you would code D0220 first PA and D0230 for each additional PA so for example if 3 PA's are done you would code D0220, D0230, D0230, is this correct?
0 votes	approved	Yes, you can still see the patient. You will have to bill the private insurance first and when you r... posted April 5, 2014 6:54 am in reply to If a patient has both Medicaid/chips and a private dental insurance but we don't accept the private insurance, what is the best way to handle this situation? Can the dental office still see the patient?
1 vote	approved	It all depends on the carrier. Most carriers will have you bill out the D0145 code until the child i... posted April 3, 2014 3:15 pm in reply to Re-Sub: I work in a pediatric dental office. If a child was initially seen (first visit ever) at our office and is 1 year old and we code out D0145 (Oral Evaluation, pt under 3 yrs), when they return in 6 months for a recall visit- would it be more appropriate to charge out the D0145 again or the D0120 (Periodic Oral Evaluation)? Is the D0145 code only for patient's under 3 at their initial visit? More specifically- If a child is under age 3 and started seeing us at age 1 year - do we keep billing out the D0145 until they are 3 at every 6 month recall? Thank you for your time. '
0 votes	approved	Depending on the carrier, usually it will be bill out on seperate lines. You will need to put an exp... posted April 2, 2014 10:08 am in reply to if two occlusal images were done on the same day, one for the top and one of the bottom. Would we bill this out with D0240 x 2? or would we bill D0240 on separate lines?
0 votes	approved	D0145 is for children under 3 years of age only...without knowing how old the child is we cannot giv... posted April 1, 2014 10:15 am in reply to I work in a pediatric dental office. If a child was initially seen (first visit ever) at our office and we code out D0145 (Oral Evaluation, pt under 3 yrs), when they return in 6 months for a recall visit- would it be more appropriate to charge out the D0145 again or the D0120 (Periodic Oral Evaluation)? Is the D0145 code only for patient's under 3 at their initial visit? Thank you for your time.
0 votes	approved	The answer depends on if the hygienist is an affiliated dental hygienist or a registered dental hygi... posted March 26, 2014 5:30 am in reply to What services are able to be billed for a hygienist only. This is if the dentist is on call and not in the physical office. Also, who would be used as the billing resource?
0 votes	approved	There is no compatiable CPT code for this procedure. You may however use the D0460 code along with a... posted March 22, 2014 8:23 am in reply to I need to know what CPT code can be used when an OMS provider is testing for pulp vitality using the cold method. I know the CDT code is D046 but what is the compatible code in CPT?

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