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The best narrative to submit is the one the provider wrote in the chart as to why the patient needed nitrous oxide CDT code D9230. If nitrous was used in behavior management it should be accompanied with code D9920, below is an explanation of when behavioral management should be used. D9920 is to be used (more)

Dental Billing & Dental Coding: D5820 Interim Partial Denture Maxillary D5821 Interim Partial Denture Mandibular See more at: https://www.adcaonline.org

If your talking about alveoloplasy it’s D7310

I will start by saying...read the code descriptions for each. The codes are distinctly different, and your provider should report the code that best describes the procedure performed. I caution you on substituting one code for another. Insurance carriers have the right to alter payment based on policy provisions and the codes submitted but as (more)

There are several different ways to handle this. I am assuming this is a new patient to your practice, you can bill out a D0150 as long a comprehensive exam is completed with the normal gathering of medical/dental and general history. Or you could also bill a D0145 before the age of three if counseling (more)

Should D0251 be used twice to indicate both left and right?