Tag: DENTAL BILLING TIPS

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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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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