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• Regarding code D9310, consultation by another dentist. We have multiple providers in our office and there are occasions where one of our providers refer to another provider in our office. To give you an example, one dentist will refer to another dentist (internally) for an extraction. Sometimes it is necessary for the referred dentist to evaluate the patient before the extraction can be accomplished. Can this code be used for this purpose?

Regarding code D9310, consultation by another dentist. We have multiple providers in our office and there are occasions where one of our providers refer to another provider in our office. To give you an example, one dentist will refer to another dentist (internally) for an extraction. Sometimes it is necessary for the referred dentist to evaluate the patient before the extraction can be accomplished. Can this code be used for this purpose?