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Depending on the device, if you are using TAP appliance you would use 21089 for the appliance and 99...
posted March 24, 2011 1:37 pm in reply to How would you bill for a sleep apnea device to be used in conjunction with a CPAP machine to medicare? I have been using a 1500 form using dx: 327.23, 780.57,& 286.09. New office visit 99203 & E0486. With a description of the E0486. Should both of these codes be payable by Medicare and/or commercial insurance payers? Or am I billing this incorrectly?
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1) Tapp appliance 21089 for appliance and 99002 for handeling must have a narrative accompany claim....
posted March 23, 2011 8:53 am in reply to Need the following medical codes & descriptions and any narratives that may apply:1) Tapp applicance reguarding sleep apnea not a CPAP appliance2) Code for a pt that fell & broke her bridge3) Pano or full mouth x-ray4) TMJ5) Visolite (oral cancer screening)6) Exam for injury7) Pa ( single x-ray)8) Sedation (oral)9) Nitrous Oxide10) Frenulectomy11) GingivectomyReceipt No: 0060-3277-6206-5138Gina
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posted March 17, 2011 4:32 pm in reply to need medical codes for our dental office, can someone call me or do I need to call you?
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Typically they are answered within 72 hours depending on the level of difficulty of the question bei...
posted March 10, 2011 9:20 am in reply to I am starting a new job in dental billing. I am certain I will have billing and coding questions to submit. How fast, generally, will I receive an answer to my question?
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There are over 50,000 diagnosis codes in the ICD-9-CM book, you must utilize the code that best desc...
posted February 23, 2011 12:32 pm in reply to What is the diagnostic medical code I should use when billing a medical carrier?
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The most appropriate CPT code is the unlisted code 21089, this code requires a narriative to accompa...
posted February 12, 2011 9:07 am in reply to Is there a CPT code for an occlusal guard? (D9940 CDT)
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The appropriate code to utilize with a patient that has a diagnosis of periocoronitis and has the pe...
posted February 11, 2011 1:00 pm in reply to If a patient has periocoronitis on tooth 17 and the dentist burns the flap of skin off, what is the correct code? I say D7971, but the dentist insists that I code it under D7280, since operculectomy is not covered under the patient's insurance (Florida Medicaid). The dentist did not remove any bone, did not make an incision. Who is right?
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No, dental carriers do not require the use of diagnosis codes when processing claims....
posted January 17, 2011 7:18 am in reply to Do dental insurances accept ICD-9 diagnosis codes when processing claims?
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Medicare is never automatically the primary insurance carrier for any state, you must determine what...
posted December 16, 2010 11:49 am in reply to Is there an age when Medicare is automatically the primary insurance carrier in the state of Massachusetts?
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There is no such code as D6078 your choices for the abutment supported fixed denture would be D6075-...
posted December 14, 2010 1:42 pm in reply to I am trying to code for an immediate full implant supported hybrid denture for an upper arch and I am unsure of which codes to use. The oral surgeon will be providing the implants and multiunit abutments and I will be providing the prosthesis. I believe CDT code D6078 is for the abutment supported fixed denture. I cannot find the code for the temporary immediate prosthesis. Is there a separate code? Are there other codes I need to be using for this case? Thank you in advance!
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