TUESDAY TIPS

Submitting a Clean Dental Claim: Tips and Tricks

Understanding dental insurance claims is crucial for both dental providers and patients. Dental insurance claims are the documents that dental providers submit to insurance companies to request reimbursement for dental services rendered to patients. These claims contain important information about the treatment provided, the cost of the treatment, and the patient’s insurance coverage. In this…
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Maximizing Revenue: Top Strategies for Collecting Patient Copayments

Collecting patient copayments is a crucial aspect of running a successful dental practice. Copayments are the out-of-pocket expenses that patients are required to pay at the time of their visit, and they play a significant role in ensuring that healthcare practices can continue to provide quality care to their patients. However, collecting copayments can often…
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D4355: GROSS DEBRIDEMENT – 2023 UPDATE

Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! Code D4355 has been one of the CDT codes that for YEARS has been driving dental billers bonkers! We JUST wrote about this code in November. But, there’s some great news! The ADA has FINALLY updated the nomenclature and you can now bill an exam on the same date…
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2023 CDT CODE UPDATES

Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! 2023 IS ALMOST HERE! CHECK OUT THE NEW CDT CODE CHANGES! The American Dental Association’s CDT procedure codes and nomenclature have been updated for 2023. The CDT updates include 29 new codes (including seven post-publication inclusions in CDT 2022), two code deletions and 14 nomenclature and description revisions. CDT…
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