2 Bitewing image taken from a pano machine

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

D0251

The appropriate code that reflects the 2 bitewing images taken on a pano machine would be D0272.

The appropriate code for taking two bitewing images on a panoramic machine, where the image is split down the middle to create bitewing images, is D0251.

Code D0251: This code is specifically for intraoral posterior dental radiographic images captured using extraoral imaging, such as a panoramic machine.

Code D0272: This code is for bitewings, specifically two radiographic images captured intraorally using traditional intraoral techniques.

Since the images were taken using a panoramic machine, which is an extraoral imaging technique, D0251 is the appropriate code.

The appropriate code for taking two bitewing images on a panoramic machine, where the image is split down the middle to create bitewing images, is D0251.

Code D0251: This code is specifically for intraoral posterior dental radiographic images captured using extraoral imaging, such as a panoramic machine.

Code D0272: This code is for bitewings, specifically two radiographic images captured intraorally using traditional intraoral techniques.

Since the images were taken using a panoramic machine, which is an extraoral imaging technique, D0251 is the appropriate code.