Ask the Coder (516) All questionsAnswered questionsUnanswered questions >« Back to Full Questions ListAnswersViewsQuestion1answer18views I work at a Pediatric Dental office. We get a lot of referrals for specific treatment and would like to know the best code for a "consultation visit?" What options are there?1answer18views If x-ray were not diagnostic, do we still charge for them?1answer18views When it comes to double coverage, and we submit a claim to the primary insurance first, does this always mean medical coverage? I remember hearing that Primary means medical? How does this come into play in the dental field? We see pt's in our private practice as well as in hospital out-pt OR setting when necessary.Thank you for any clarification.1answer18views If a Dentist has an anesthesiologist come to his/her office to administer and monitor an IV sedation procedure, can the dentist submit an iV sedation claim using the deep sedation code even if the anesthesiologist was the one to perform the action while the Dentist did all of the dental work? And if not, is there a different code I could use?1answer18views When the doctor performs a root canal through a porcelain crown(already previously fabricated/placed), what does he code "building back up" the tooth as since it's not for restoration retention? Or is it included int he RCT code. Thanks.1answer18views What D code can be used for an Federally Qualified Health Center organizations to bill Medicaid for the supplemental payment or wrap for multiple visit procedures such as crowns or root canals in New York State? Thanks for any help you can provide.1answer17views When billing for TMJ splints, can you bill them on the order date, or do you have to bill them when dispensed to the patient.1answer17views The dentist is work for but do not do billing for on his ortho cases bill the insurance company to maximize the patients benefits then gives a patien a discount so they do not have to pay the whole amount what is left due. Is that type of billing appropriate?1answer17views I work in a pediatric dental office, and my doctor also treats some of our pt's in an OR setting at the hospital when they require multiple fillings coupled with dental anxiety etc. I understand that doctor has to provide the hospital with an ICD-9 diagnosis code so they can properly bill medical insurance and I bill dental (using the D-codes unless able to bill medical first). My question concerns the CPT book. Am I correct in understanding that this book will come into play if I bill medical insurance only NOT dental using the 1500 form? How does this work in office as oppose to in treatment being done in the hospital? Thank you, -Shellea1answer17views On the CMS-1500 section 24-E (Diagnosis Code) do these codes come from the ICD-9-CM book?Thank you :) « Previous 1 … 45 46 47 Ask a Question