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D8680 D9938 fabrication D9939 placement

For anterior buccal class V, you would use D2331. For posterior, it is D2391.

The answer is No. If the patient's insurance doesn't cover a pano, then charge it to the patient. If you were going to get $70 from ins., charge $70 to patient. That way you get your pano paid and patient doesn't rejects treatment because you change $300 for a pano image.

Do pre-estamite first

Hi! It depends on the insurance's rules. Typically, the rule of thumb is that the total sum of the X-rays cannot exceed the cost of the FMX in the insurance's contracted rate. Example: If an FMX is $90 total and the patient is eligible for an FMX, if you billed 4 BWX and 4 PA's (more)