Tuesday, December 11, 2018

ADA codes 2019

ADA code changes for 2019

The new ADA dental codes are out for 2019!

What are the ADA code changes for 2019?

There are a few new codes, some revisions, and some codes that are unnecessary IMHO.

ADA dental procedure codes for 2019

Diagnostic code changes for 2019

We now have a blood glucose level test code for those of you checking your diabetic or at risk patients. The code is D0412.

Preventative code changes

There are 4 new codes but they are simply adding mandibular and maxillary terms to fixed bilateral space maintainers.

Prosthodontics removable codes changes

Another code was made into 2, by making a mandibular and maxillary code. There is a new code for adding a metal substructure to a full denture. This could be useful to those doing dentures that are in network and looking for a code to bill the patient outside of the contract.

Adjunctive dental code changes for 2019

The occlusal guard is now 3 distinct codes broken broken down into hard, soft, and partial arch. I assume the partial arch is things like the NTi. There is a TMJ management code and a code for injecting something that you use for long lasting pain control. There is also now a dental code for duplicating a patient’s records. While you can charge for this, I see no reason insurance would pay this so why make a code for it? Also there is a code for translation and sign-language, which patients are legally entitled to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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