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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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