Coding and Payment Guide for Dental Services 2014

Optum

ISBN 10: 1601518692 / ISBN 13: 9781601518699

Published by Optum, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coding and Payment Guide for Dental Services 2014
• Publisher: Optum
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601518692
• ISBN 13: 9781601518699
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The Coding and Payment Guide for Dental Services is your one-stop coding, billing, and documentation guide to submitting claims with greater precision and efficiency. This guide has the latest 2014 specialty-specific ICD-9-CM, HCPCS Level II, CDT and CPT® code sets along with Medicare payer information, CCI edits, helpful code descriptions, and clinical definitions.

Key Features and Benefits:

Increase coding efficiency. All CDT and CPT® code information is included on one page for quick and easy look-up.

Prevent claim denials and stay up-to-date with Medicare payer information. Review Medicare Pub. 100 references containing information linked to HCPCS Level II, CDT and CPT® codes tailored to dental services, to prepare cleaner claims before submission.

Avoid confusion with easy-to-understand descriptions. Includes clear explanations of procedures represented by CDT and CPT® codes, along with clinical definitions and ICD-9-CM code explanations specific to dental services.

Improve the precision of ICD-9-CM code selection. Prevent claim denials often caused by incorrect code selection with icons that help identify the most appropriate ICD-9-CM code.

Prevent claim denials due to billing confusion. Includes instructions for completing CMS-1500 and ADA billing forms.

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