Can you use only D0150 for comp exam for a child under 3 or do you have to use D0145?
Pt has an existing partial denture which some teeth are really worn out and Dr. wants to replace them.
Most of the descriptors I am seeing for this code state this is not a definitive restoration. Therefore, if this code is used should the patient be returning for a permanent restoration?
Since the root canal was performed & resolved my issue & crown isn’t necessary, would there be a need for “build up” since there will be no crown? Is the only reason for the build up, to support a crown??
Could reporting two restorations for the same tooth on different surfaces be considered unbundling? Anesthetic, rubber dams, review of radiographs, may be part of the “first” restoration
Provider extracted tooth and made an essix retainer with a fake tooth to cover gap
We are seeing children under 3 for sometimes 3 appts and then charging out a D0150 . Wondering if we can chg a D0120 for a visit and then a D0150
I was charged code D4266 by my dentist and my insurance changed it to code D7956 and they covered it. I had to pay out my pocket for code D4266. Should I ask for a refund for the D4266 charge?
CC: NONE
HX: No Change
DX: #K buccal resorption under crown
Eye Protection Used: Yes
Anesthetic: Denti-Care Denti-Freeze topical, 4% Septo c/ epi 1/200,000 x 1.7cc, mental
TX: K core/crown prep ALGINATE IMP FOR TEMP, PRE SCAN UPPER AND LOWER ARCHES WITH TRIOS 3 SCANNER, BITE WITH TRIOS 3 SCANNER, NO CARIES FOUND, BUCCAL INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RESORPTION, TOOTH HAS POOR PROGNOSIS, REMOVED BUCCAL GINGIVA THAT HAD GROWN INTO THE CAVITATION, ETCH, P&B, COMP CORE, FINAL PREP, PACKED COTTON WITH TREXODENT, RINSE, DECIDED TO GO TO THE OS AND PROCEED WITH AN IMPLANT, GLUMA, PERFECT TEMP, CEMENTED W/ FUJI
SHADE: A1 BruxZir
NEXT: OS consult w/ Dr Lopez
DWP: nothing hot to drink, no crunchy, hard, or sticky foods and floss with pulling floss through not up.
Doni R Mallia, DDS