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Yes, you may bill dental as a secondary carrier to the medical plan payment. You will need to change the code on the dental claim form and submit the EOB from medical along with stating the code description of CPT code in box 35 of the ADA claim form

No, this is not within the scope of practice for a dental hygienist. The dentist must be present and review the documentation as well as add to the documentation to make this a valid billable code.

Patient/Provider termination letters may be found in the forms section of your members dashboard

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depending on how many credentials you hold it is 12 CE's for the first credential and an additional 4 CE's for every credential you hold in addition.

Yes, as a coder you are responsible for code selection and assignment based on provider documentation.

You may register for the CDC-S exam at the following URL https://www.adcaonline.org/certification/cdc-s

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.

1. There is no code for taking a patients picture for identification purposes nor is it a billable charge. 2. depends on the type of x-ray taken and if it was supervision and interpretation only. Please be more specific when submitting a question. Also only one question should be submitted at a time.

Once you have been approved to take the exam you will receive an email with the URL along with your username and password. Please note some individuals will undergo an audit prior to the release of the exam these individuals will be notified by mail. The address used will be the one in your members (more)