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Patient was administered anesthetic, gum tissue was opened, & a burr was used to grind off a piece of tori that was protruding from LR lingual area.
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What is the appropriate code for a patient who presents for an appointment but had to be rescheduled since they forgot to take their premedication antibiotics? No treatment was performed.t performed office visit
oknightsims October 23, 2023 10:58 am
CDT 9987 reports a cancelled appointment. The CDT description does not indicate whether or not the procedure has been cancelled by the provider or patient. If you are not using the code to charge a fee for cancelled appointments, then it would be appropriate. Of course the notes should show why the appointment was cancelled. (more)
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Would this be something we could bill to insurances and Medicaid patients IF we tell them upfront that they will need to pay for that part of the service? Or, is there an obscure code that we can utilize to collect on behalf of waste fees?
asked 1 year ago by
is there global surgical packages in the dental practice
Anonymous January 10, 2024 5:47 pm
Suture Removal would only be charged for if your provider did not place them. Otherwise, they are included in the procedure that required them.
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Pt presents for cleaning, not due for periodic exam or xrays, but has a question about a tooth so a PA is taken and Dr evaluates. I would typically bill out a periodic with the pa and prophy however it was brought up that D0140 may be applicable.
Anonymous April 17, 2024 2:24 pm
You need to check your insurance contract and fee schedule limitations for that particular insurance. Typically, insurance will not cover a D0140 and D1110 the same day but it depends on the contract. Hope this helps!!
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Admin November 12, 2014 9:09 pm
D4212 is to be used when you need access for a restorative procedure such as crown or filling. This is not to be used to remove large pockets in gum tissue. Whitout reviewing the providers notes of treatment performed we may suggest that If RPS was performed a more appropriate code for removal of large (more)
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Admin October 27, 2012 11:02 am
I would contact the insurance carrier and ask for an explanation as to why they are requesting you to change your CDT code when it does not match the description of the procedure performed.It could be that the carrier only covers full cast nobel metal crowns. Unfortunately, this is a carrier issue not a coding (more)
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Can someone help me with filling out a medical claim form for wisdom teeth extractions? My Dr. performed D7220 and D7230's on a patient. Their dental coverage is requiring filing with medical coverage first before dental will pay anything. I believe ...
Christina February 27, 2025 10:48 am
Your CPT code is the D7220 and D 7230. (The extraction is the procedure) You won’t have a modifier. Your diagnosis code will come from a ICD 10 code book. This is the why it’s being pulled. Are they impacted,, etc that’s the code you would put . If you tell me why it’s being (more)
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Patient presents for extraction of tooth #32. Dentist is able to remove coronal portion, but unable to remove roots. Also, surgical handpiece used to remove bone. Patient is coming back in 3-4 weeks to try and get roots removed. How should we code th...
kmoney October 25, 2021 1:50 pm
There is a not a CDT code to be used for an extraction of an erupted tooth, that is incomplete. In this case you would use the code D7999 for unspecified oral surgery procedure, by report”. If that code is set to $0.00 be sure to put a dollar amount. You would then bill that (more)
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DD9951 is not for post care work of a crown.
asw0929 May 15, 2022 8:15 pm
D2980 crown repair necessitated by restorative material failure A repair to a crown because the material used to make the crown cracked, chipped or broke.
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