TUESDAY TIPS

COORDINATION OF BENEFITS: NON-DUPLICATION PLANS

Today we’re chatting about one of the more confusing aspects of dental billing: coordination of benefits surrounding patients with primary and secondary coverage where the secondary plan is non-duplication. What is coordination of benefits or COB?  COB, short for coordination of benefits, is when the patient is covered by more than one benefit  plan (dual…
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HOW TO CODE DENTAL BRIDGES

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DENTAL BRIDGES – PART 2 CODING

Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! DIFFERENT TYPES OF DENTAL BRIDGES – PART 2 CODING TRADITIONAL BRIDGE ALL PORCELAIN, ZIRCONIA, EMAX, ETCD6245 Pontic, porcelain/ceramic D6740 Crown, porcelain/ceramic (retainer) PFMD6240 Pontic, porcelain fused to precious/high noble metal  D6241 Pontic, porcelain fused to predominantly base metal/non-precious metal D6242 Pontic, porcelain fused to semi-precious/noble metal  D6750 Crown, porcelain…
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF DENTAL BRIDGES – PART 1

Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! DIFFERENT TYPES OF DENTAL BRIDGES – PART 1 TRADITIONAL BRIDGE A traditional bridge is the most common type of dental bridge. It consists of retainer crowns attached to each of the two teeth on either side of the gap, and a false tooth (pontic)to fill in the space where…
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