Insurance: Page 5

Documentation musts for reimbursement of scaling and root planing

By Estela Vargas

Building a foundation of periodontal care for your patients includes proper documentation so that insurance plans cannot deny your claims for clinical reasons, writes Estela Vargas, CRDH.

April 8, 2024

Are you living in an abbreviated world in your dental practice?

By Denise Ciardello

Abbreviations can be good and acronyms can be fun. However, here is why author Denise Ciardello has yet to find either to be appropriate in the dental office environment.

March 22, 2024

Refunding money? Understanding recoupment dental insurance laws

By Estela Vargas

How would you feel if you received a refund request from an insurance plan (third-party payer) for $25,000 paid erroneously to you over a year ago? Estela Vargas, CRDH, walks you through this possible scenario.

March 4, 2024

Numb and number: Coding beyond local anesthetics and nitrous oxide sedation

By Estela Vargas

Estela Vargas, CRDH, addresses the billing and coding considerations and pitfalls in billing for IV sedation.

February 27, 2024

Numb and number: Coding and billing for anesthesia services in the dental practice

By Estela Vargas

Estela Vargas, CRDH, gives dental professionals the lowdown on what they need to know about local anesthetics and inhaled nitrous oxide as well as the related billing and coding considerations.

February 13, 2024

Dental patients who live here may face worse dental outcomes

By Ava Barros

People living in rural areas experience significant disparities in oral health outcomes versus those residing in urban and suburban areas, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

February 12, 2024

Correcting alveoloplasty coding calamities

By Estela Vargas

After a claim was denied by the insurance plan because the "claim failed the ADA code validation," Estela Vargas, CRDH, explains what went wrong and how the claim can be resolved.

February 1, 2024

3 tips for accurate dental coding

By Dr. James V. Anderson

Following these three Current Dental Terminology (CDT) coding tips will eliminate confusion, ensure accurate claims, and help you get reimbursed more quickly.

January 25, 2024

DentalXchange launches CredentialConnect

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental payments platform DentalXChange has launched a new payer credentialing platform called CredentialConnect.

January 24, 2024

Coding for maintenance and repair of dental implants

By Estela Vargas

Certain clinical situations present dilemmas for dentists and insurance coordinators. Coding expert Estela Vargas, CRDH, reviews which codes you should use and why.

December 14, 2023

Dental billing codes added to Medicare, lawmaker hopes Medicaid is next

By Melissa Busch

New oral health billing codes have been added to Medicare, and one U.S. legislator wants states notified so they consider making similar changes to Medicaid.

November 30, 2023

Dominion National to expand to 7 states in 2024

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dominion National is expanding its dental benefits to seven states in 2024.

November 30, 2023

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