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Yes, the extraction should be billed out by the facility/provider who performed the service.

D9930 - Dry socket

Virginia will pay for dentures for adults. It does have to be pre-authorized. Most of the time they are approved.

Did you submit the medical records for the necessity of the procedure? Be honest and open in your documentation - send medical records indicating the necessity of the procedure and a diagnosis to support what was done. You may want to also include a detailed letter that is descriptive of the necessity along with the (more)

The code depends on specificity: Code series D6114-D6117 is for dental implant supported fixed (overdenture) Code series D6110-D6113 is for dental implant supported removable (overdenture) Your question needs more specificity to narrow down the correct code.

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)

No, the dentist must be present and review the patients chart for D0120 to be billed.

Unfortunately, I can't exactly explain why a payor would request a tooth surface, but it may be a requirement of the plan for the code. This is probably given to be sure that duplicates are not billed. Also, they are typically subject to a 5–10-year limitation. There can be quite a few limitations to these (more)

Yes it does because they are putting in a bridge or bridgework.

D1206 Topical application of fluoride varnish D9910 Application of desensitizing medicament D9911 Application of desensitizing resin for cervical and/or root surface, per tooth hope this helps