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Good morning,i want to know if i am appearing for CDC exam in October 2016, i should purchase 2016 coding books or 2017? Which month the books are effective.
updated 6 years ago
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Please advise coding on the following: Pt. presents with pain, swelling around #3--took 2 PAs and measured pocket depths in area--sulcus of #3 gushed pus and blood when probed--doctor treated as perio abscess by doing gross debridement to let it drain through the sulcus, irrigated with Chlorhexidine and prescribed antibiotics.
updated 7 years ago
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How i could bill primary root tips, D7140?
updated 10 years ago
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What would be the correct code for a first time patient under the age of three? I think it is D0145, but unsure if D0150 is an option? This would be the first exam in our office and the patient is not in pain.
updated 8 years ago
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The dentist is work for but do not do billing for on his ortho cases bill the insurance company to maximize the patients benefits then gives a patien a discount so they do not have to pay the whole amount what is left due. Is that type of billing appropriate?
updated 9 years ago
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When the doctor performs a root canal through a porcelain crown(already previously fabricated/placed), what does he code "building back up" the tooth as since it's not for restoration retention? Or is it included int he RCT code. Thanks.
updated 9 years ago
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Can an dental hygienists bill independently or must they bill under the supervising dentist? Thanks Brett
updated 10 years ago
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When should a provider be billing for a crown? Should it be at the time the procedure is started?
updated 9 years ago
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When the doctor uses an electrosurge to clean up gum tissue for the purposes of removing granulation tissue, enhancing the aesthetics of a crown and increasing impression ease/accuracy.. what periodontal oriented code would best fit this?
updated 10 years ago
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If the doctor has a tooth with a large amount of decay (or a big leaky filling, etc) and once the decay/filling/etc. is removed - the tooth no longer has enough structure to support a crown and the doctor uses material to "build" the tooth back up... shouldn't this be filed as D2950 Core Buildup, Including Any Pins in addition to the crown code?
updated 10 years ago
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