Ask the Coder (524) All questionsAnswered questionsUnanswered questions > Sort by date: AnswersViewsQuestion1answer33views I have a person that is a patient but has not been seen in our office for over 5 years. Do I consider him a new patient and if so what is the time frame for that.1answer49views I received a denied claim due to the DOS being past the time limit allowable (6 months). Does anyone have a good narrative to appeal this claim denial?1answer39views Hi,When will the exam open up for becoming a certified dental auditor?Thanks! Amanda1answer35views Please provide me with the following: 1. Medical and dental billing codes to bill for taking patient's picture for identification purposes. 3. Medical and dental codes to bill for x-rays reading and interpretation by a radiologist.1answer41views what are the appropriate medical and dental codes to bill for 3d cone beam scanning. Is there a separate code to bill when views are reconstructed to tomography, panoramic and submentovertex1answer111views What is the dental code for surgical guides for implants.1answer81views Please provide answers to the following questions: 1. What is the appropriate medical code to bill for impressions of a TMJ appliance 2. What is the appropriate medical code to bill for TMJ appliances 3. What is the appropriate dental code to bill for impressions for a TMJ appliance 4. What is the appropriate dental code to bill for a TMJ appliance5. What is the appropriate medical code to bill for impressions sent to an outside lab for an oral appliance for sleep 6. What is the appropriate medical code to bill for the insertion or delivery of the oral appliance to a patient 7. What is the appropriate dental code to bill for impressions sent to an outside lab for an oral appliance for sleep 8. What is the appropriate dental code to bill for the insertion or delivery of the oral appliance to a patient Thank you1answer43views We have recently employed a pediatric dentist. We are having general dentists, outside of our practice, referring patient's to us for treatment. In these cases, the general dentist have already done the patient's exam/recall. Which code is the most appropriate to use when our pediatric dentist initially examines the patient? We are unsure on whether to use an exam code or a consultation code. Do we code differently if we do the patients treatment or if we cannot do the treatment and have to refer them out ourselves?1answer244views Besides a dental hygienist who else can perform D0190 screening of a patient or D0191 assessment of a patient? and if these are billable services, if they are what are the billing requirements? there isn't much info on these codes in the Dental Coding Guide by Charles Blair DDS.1answer1190views At what age do you charge adult prophy instead of child prophy? « Previous 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 53 Next » Ask a Question