CDT 2021 Coding Companion: Training for the Dental Team - Softcover

American Dental Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1684470668 ISBN 13: 9781684470662

Publisher: American Dental Association, 2020

Synopsis

New codes, new staff, new diagnoses these situations can slow down the billing process and cause coding confusion. This training guide and companion book to CDT 2021: Current Dental Terminology compiles more than 200 frequently asked coding questions and gives the answers dentists and dental teams need. It also presents more than 140 common dental coding scenarios and explains how to properly resolve them.

The CDT Companion explains codes dealing with:

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Medicament application for the prevention of caries

Image captures done through teledentistry by a licensed practitioner to forward to another dentist for interpretation

Testing to identify patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 (aka COVID-19)

Features:

Developed by the ADA, the official source for CDT codes.

Organized by category of service so information is easier to find based on the specific needs of your dental practice.

Illustrated section on coding for implants.

Explains ICD-10 Diagnosis codes and how they relate to dentistry.

Index by numeric code.

Alphabetic index by topic

Section on coding for patients with special healthcare needs

May reduce claims rejection because it helps improve coding skills, saving both money and time, and frees up staff for other duties because if they code correctly, they spend less time on coding in general. Written by a variety of coding experts, including dental consultants, practicing dentists, dental school faculty, dental specialty association representatives and insurance industry veterans.

Includes e-book access. Access instructions are printed inside the front cover of the book. The e-book can be viewed from any device with web-browsing capabilities.

About this title

About the Author

As the premier source of oral health information, the ADA supports practicing dentists, dental hygienists, assistants, and practice managers, as well as students, with print and digital resources and patient education that promote health, safety, and education as well as the management and maintenance of dental practices. The ADA's bestselling resources include CDT: Current Dental Terminology, CDT Coding Companion, The Chairside Instructor, The ADA Practical Guide to OSHA Training, and A Dentist's Guide to the Law. The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Dental Association
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1684470668
• ISBN 13: 9781684470662
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392