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2 Bitewing image taken from a pano machine

June 11, 2024 by Anonymous

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If 2 bitewing images was taken on a pano machine (where the image is split done the middle to create bitewing image) what is the appropriate code? D0272 or D0251?

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Should D0251 be used twice to indicate both left and right?

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D0251

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The appropriate code that reflects the 2 bitewing images taken on a pano machine would be D0272.

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The appropriate code for taking two bitewing images on a panoramic machine, where the image is split down the middle to create bitewing images, is D0251.

Code D0251: This code is specifically for intraoral posterior dental radiographic images captured using extraoral imaging, such as a panoramic machine.

Code D0272: This code is for bitewings, specifically two radiographic images captured intraorally using traditional intraoral techniques.

Since the images were taken using a panoramic machine, which is an extraoral imaging technique, D0251 is the appropriate code.

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The appropriate code for taking two bitewing images on a panoramic machine, where the image is split down the middle to create bitewing images, is D0251.

Code D0251: This code is specifically for intraoral posterior dental radiographic images captured using extraoral imaging, such as a panoramic machine.

Code D0272: This code is for bitewings, specifically two radiographic images captured intraorally using traditional intraoral techniques.

Since the images were taken using a panoramic machine, which is an extraoral imaging technique, D0251 is the appropriate code.

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