If you or your hygienist is now aware of the Oral connection and the changes being made you should consider sending them to the Insurance Extravaganza which is in Las Vegas. There are so many new codes that should …
R13.11 – Dysphagia, oral phase Swallowing Changes Related to Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders Apr 26, 2019 Fassicollo, Carlos & Machado, Barbara & Garcia, Denny & de Felício, Cláudia Maria. (2018). Swallowing changes related to chronic temporomandibular disorders. Clinical Oral Investigations. 10.1007/s00784-018-2760-z. …
Maintaining Defined Scopes of Practice There are specific Medical and Dental Licensing Laws and Practice Acts, which dictate the scope of practice for physicians and dentists (http://www.aasmnet.org/resources/pdf/AADSMJointOSApolicy.pdf). As per individual state law, laws only a licensed physician can make a …
How might I get Medicare dental coverage for dental implants? Maybe you’re still wondering, “Does Medicare pay for dental implants – ever?” If you want to get Medicare dental coverage for dental implants and routine services, you might want to …
What are we waiting for? Most dentists are afraid to make the all-important choice to treat or not treat when it comes to a pregnant woman. Science has shown us the importance of treating women even before they become pregnant …
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral cancer kills one American every hour because is it usually detected in late stages (III & IV). Early detection is key! Click here or on the image above to download and share this …
Modifiers are valuable coding tools that explain to payers the specific work that was done by a physician during treatment of a patient. They’re important for representing the medical decision-making (MDM) a physician must demonstrate in order to bill, and …
From our Friends at FindaCode Question: We have been receiving several DDS referrals to our massage therapists who do intra-oral work. The only problem is that the referral from the DDS lists code R51 for headaches as the only DX …
Dental vs. medical insurance: Where do the two diverge? Written by Mackenzie Garrity | May 29, 2018 Our industry is moving into more medical billing, just by the fact that dental has not increased their benefits and many services are …
Many offices are not using the modifier to tell the insurance company the health of the patient. If you are not receiving payment use the correct modifier for each patient. PHYSICAL STATUS MODIFIER (FOR ANESTHESIA Anesthesia procedures have their own …