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Hi! Just joined the ADCA and have a coding question regarding a Marilyn Bridge.... coding and perhaps a narrative to explain a Marilyn Bridge

Admin October 22, 2016 6:40 am

Your question is not specific enough please expand on your question with the Bridge and resubmit your question

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Is there a code for a implant crown or can you use D2740.

Admin July 9, 2016 9:45 am

The code for single crown implant supported would depend on the type of crown being placed code range D6065-D6067 Porcelain/ceramic D6065 PFM D6066 Metal Crown D6067

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Is there a guideline for a dental provider on signing off on documentation when patient is seen? If patient is seen mutiple days, Can one documentation be used or does each day need to be initialed and/or signed by the dentist?

Admin December 28, 2016 11:16 am

No, the provider must document clearly each day what was done and each day needs to be signed off on.

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best way to learn correct billing and coding for Oral surgery practice

Admin August 4, 2016 8:25 am

We will have an oral surgery specific course coming out February 2017, in the meantime you may want to contact the AAOMS.

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Good afternoon, where can i buy this coding books for CDC exam. i stay in Doha-Qatar where i cannot find this books. Can you help me in buying books. Thanks

Admin October 27, 2016 5:08 am

We suggest Amazon.com for all coding manuals

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Can we bill for code D0470 along with code D7880 for a TMJ Appliance. Also if we are billing D09940 for an occlusal splint

Admin July 12, 2016 1:34 pm

You may bill D0470 along with D7880 as long as the casts are for diagnostic purposes and not being used to create the device. D7880 includes splints and therefore D9940 would be considered inclusive of D7880.

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I am new to dental coding and having a hard time deciphering exam code D0150 from D0140 for new patients. To provide an example, I had a patient who came to the oral surgeon on referral from her regular dentist to have her wisdom teeth removed. The oral surgeon notes in the history that her wisdom teeth are impacted but asymptomatic, that she has no allergies, her family history is non-contributory, and she's not a smoker. He then takes a panorex and looks at the gums and notes the impacted wisdom teeth and the absence of any malocclusion. He is not including a total perio chart in the record (though he's also indicated the presence of a malpositioned canine tooth). He doesn't mention the hard/soft palates or any soft tissue anomalies (not referencing looking at the tongue or the mucosa). So while he is looking around at a lot of structures in the mouth, not just at the wisdom teeth, he doesn't appear to me to be documenting the full extent of what is described by CDT code D0150, but at the same time, D0140 for a problem-focused exam seems like less than the work he is doing. In this particular example, would you recommend D0150 or D0140?

Admin January 4, 2017 8:45 pm

D0140 is for a patient being seen for a specific problem minimal documentation is required. Why the patient was there or Chief Complaint and proposed treatment. D0150 is for a first time patient and must meet the following criteria oral cancer screening, evaluation and recording of patients dental and medical history and overall general health (more)

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Hello, What code do I use to bill extraction of root tip. Thank you!

Admin August 16, 2016 1:05 pm

Extraction of root tip Dental D7250 Medical 41899

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Besides a dental hygienist who else can perform D0190 screening of a patient or D0191 assessment of a patient? and if these are billable services, if they are what are the billing requirements? there isn't much info on these codes in the Dental Coding Guide by Charles Blair DDS.

Admin June 17, 2016 10:12 am

The following providers may bill CDT code 0190 MD, NP, RN, and Hygienist.

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I recently asked about testing but have not yet received an answer. I completed the course this past Spring and have not yet completed the final exam for certification. How do I pay for and access this? Thank you.

Admin November 1, 2016 5:20 am

You may contact the certification department 800.300.0239 or email support@adcaonline.org Or you may logon to www.adcaonline.org and select the certification tab select the exam you would like to take and follow the registration process.

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