

Allowable for orthodontia or oral surgery. Allowable for members up to age 20.ĢD oral/facial photographic image obtained intra-orally or extra-orallyĪllowable for members up to age 20. Not payable with D0210, D0270, D0272, D0273, or D0274.ĢD cephalometric radiographic image - acquisition, measurement and analysis One per day when another radiograph is insufficient for proper diagnosis. Not payable with any other bitewings on the same DOS. Only for adults ages 21 and older once per 12 months. Vertical bitewings - 7 to 8 radiographic images Not payable with D0210, D0270, D0272, D0273, or D0274 on same DOS or up to six months after. One set of bitewings per six-month period, per member, per provider. One per day, up to two per six-month period, per member, per provider. Not payable with D0210 on same DOS.Įxtra-oral - 2D projection radiographic image created using a stationary radiation source, and detector Not payable with D0210 on same DOS or up to six months after. Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image

Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image
TEETH NUMBERS USA PLUS
1 Panorex plus bitewings may be billed under D0210. Not billable within six months of other X-rays including D0220, D0230, D0240, D0270, D0272, D0274, and D0330 except in an emergency. One per three years, per member, per provider.
TEETH NUMBERS USA SERIES
Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images Radiographs/Diagnostic Imaging (Including Interpretation) One per six months, per member, per provider. Allowable in office or hospital POS (place of service). Re-evaluation - limited, problem focused (established patient not post-operative visit)Īllowed once per year, per member, per provider. One per three years, per member, per provider.ĭetailed and extensive oral evaluation - problem focused, by report One per six months, per member, per provider.Ĭomprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient Limited oral evaluation - problem focused One per six-month period, per member, per provider, for members under the age of 21. Periodic oral evaluation - established patient This includes documenting the medical necessity of services in the member’s medical record. Reimbursement is allowable only for services that meet all program requirements. D0100-D0999 DiagnosticĬovered diagnostic services are identified by the allowable CDT (Current Dental Terminology) procedure codes listed in the following tables. Information is available for DOS (dates of service) before January 1, 2020. Please comment below if you have any further questions about tooth numbering.Topic #2808 BadgerCare Plus/Medicaid Diagnostic, Preventive, Restorative, Endodontics, Periodontics, General Codes Think of it like the metric system – the scientific community and most of the world use metric/ISO tooth numbering – and the U.S. teeth are numbered from right to left, upper to lower, teeth are numbered consecutively. Because the baby teeth are often present at the same time as adult teeth – we give each quadrant a different number. 36, 37, 38, 46, 47, 48 – Are Lower Molarsįor baby teeth (the ‘deciduous’ dentition) we use a similar system with the baby teeth split into quadrants.In this system the numbers represent the teeth listed below Upper right and upper left, lower right and lower left. In this system the mouth is split into four quadrants. Most dental research uses this numbering.
TEETH NUMBERS USA ISO
In Australia, the U.K., and much of the world we use the ISO standard – which was adapted by the World Health Organisation(WHO) from a previous widely used system. Tooth Numbers Around The World (Except the U.S.) The ISO Standard – Pretty Much Everywhere There are two systems of tooth numbering that you may need to be aware of. Here is a very quick introduction to tooth numbering, and some useful simple diagrams to help you. Often when I see patients they ask me “I was told I need a procedure done on a tooth -but I can’t figure out which tooth they meant- what is tooth number 15?” Tooth “15” means an upper right premolar – but as a patient you can be forgiven for not knowing.
