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    Please provide me with the following: 1. Medical and dental billing codes to bill for taking patient's picture for identification purposes. 3. Medical and dental codes to bill for x-rays reading and interpretation by a radiologist.
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    Can you explain what the criteria for a D4341/D4342 needs to be in order to allow this code to be billed. For example, what does the pocket depths need to be? How many need to be at that level.
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    We recently got an oral surgeon in our dental practice. Some insurance require that you bill the medical carrier first. The codes that I am dealing with are D9220 (General Anes/30 minutes), D9221 (General Anes/Add 15 min), D7230 (Rem imp tooth - part bony) x 2 teeth , D7240 (Rem imp tooth comp bony) x 2 teeth. What codes do I need to submit on the CMS-1500 form that I am to send to the medical carrier? Thank you.
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    Hi Can you tell me how many CEU to maintain for active membership? thanksCindy
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    Is it ever appropriate to report two restoration codes for the same tooth on the same day?

    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

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    Is upper and lower jaw surgery considered a bilateral procedure? My understanding of a bilateral procedure is on each side of the body.Thank you, Shauna
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    What Level E/M code do I need to bill for Dental code D9310 when the patient is being evaluated for the surgical extraction of wisdom teeth?
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    You have a patient that is scheduled with your hygieneist and your dentist in the same day.Your hygieneist does perio charting and discusses perio disease in depth with the patient. The patient then sees the dentist for there appointment and he does panoramic film and a complete comprehensive dental exam.Can you charge D0180 and D0150 at the same visit<
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    Is there an age when Medicare is automatically the primary insurance carrier in the state of Massachusetts?
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    Are there any good reference materials you could suggest for helping answer questions pertaining to billing of implants and abudments, bone grafting, materials used for bone grafting and implants?
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