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What you do for one you must do for all...it is best to check with each individual carrier as to your contractual obligation prior to running any kind of specials.

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D7950

Most likely Medicare will not cover this procedure, you may contact Medicare and see if they will pre-authorize the procedure based on the systemic disease (cancer) and the need for a prosthesis to return normal functionality of chewing.

You may not collect more than the UCR fee for the service provided. If both primary and secondary paid the write off would come from the primary payer.

decidious teeth usually do not have what we recognize as root tips, you would still use D7111 for decidious teeth.

41899 for both, you will clarify between the two in box 19 with a breif explanation (i.e. teeth involved #1 D7230 and #16 D7240)

If they are new to the practice 99203, if the patient is established 99213. Please note the documentation MUST be complete to meet these levels of service.