Evidence based medicine such as the updated periodontal staging and caries lesions also gives well defined information about the clinical condition itself. You cannot just look at the codes, you need to check the policy. When I am coding or …
Documenting telephone calls at your dental practice is just as important as documenting patient visits. Similar to other documentation, the common rule when it comes to call documentation is that if it is not documented, it did not happen. Therefore, …
YES! – there are several different treatments that are considered medically necessary for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD’s) by medical insurers! However, not all services and treatments are covered, and will be listed as “experimental and investigational” in the …
Attention to the dental world: We must be part of our children’s care and report when needed. If you are seeing children with a lot of decay or refusal of treatment it is our duty to report! What is child …
Most Americans know that SSN is an abbreviation for Social Security Number — the identifier that has been used for everything we do in the United States. However, Medicare has given a new way for Medicare patients https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/New-Medicare-Card/Understanding-the-MBI-with-Format.pdfto protect their …
We received so many calls regarding the 2020 ADA claim form that we have added a power-point to DentalMedicalBilling.com web site for all to take and understand how to make the transition. If you have any questions regarding the changes …
Have you learned how to use the updated Periodontal Stages? One of the updated guidelines you may want to incorporate: Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment You can bill Medical with the correct documentation and diagnostic codes. AAP treatment guidelines stress that periodontal …
New Medicare Card Transition Ends Next Week: Claim Reject Codes Beginning January 1 If you want to get paid you should be reporting MBIs on all of your Medicare claims. The deadline is here: if you are not using Medicare …
Doctors stand up and know what is going on. You ask why are the DSO’s doing so well? I hear this at every conference I teach at. Some of the reasons are the way they are running the dental offices, …
My daughter in law this week was hit in the back while she was driving home from work. The damage was so bad it will be over $10,000.00 and guess what the person who hit her has no insurance. Well …