Why You Should Not Use Templates for SOAP Notes
You may have heard the expression, "soap it up." In healthcare, this expression applies to infection control, but a SOAP note is also a method of documentation used explicitly by medical and dental providers. A SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) note...
Cross-Coding: What is Coinsurance vs Copay?
Medical Billing in Dentistry; What is the difference between coinsurance and copay? Are you, as a dental office, starting to bill medical insurance? If so, you may have noticed that some of the terms in the medical billing arena require further explanation. One of the...
Medical Billing for Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
Great news! Your patient's medical insurance may cover Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). This information is especially intriguing for dental practices since many dental insurance companies do not offer CBCT reimbursement. Which brings us to the questions: how,...
Medical Billing for Bone Grafts: Maxilla & Mandible
Is your dental practice billing bone grafts to medical insurance? If not, you will want to read on! Medical insurers commonly cover services rendered in the dental practice setting. Dental practices across the country have been able to help their patients maximize...
How to Decide Which Dental-to-Medical Billing Service to Use
When choosing a dental-to-medical billing service, there are several key decision factors to consider beyond price. You have likely heard the age-old saying, "you get what you pay for". Medical billing services are no exception, and this adage is especially true for...
Many Dental Insurers Require That Medical Insurance be Filed First
There are many good reasons to bill medical insurance from the dental practice, and one of them is that dental insurers require the dental practice to file some services to the medical insurer first! Suppose you have not run into this scenario already in your dental...
Medical Coding for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders
The term "TMJ" has an average of 201,000 searches a month. That's over 2.4 million times per year! Other popular searches include "temporomandibular joint dysfunction," which ranks at an average of 90,500 a month or over 1 million a year, and "TMJ treatment," with...
ICD-10 2023 Updates for Dental Practices
ICD-10 2023 updates are here! If you are reading this, you are likely wondering about the release of new billing codes for medical billing in dentistry such as sleep apnea appliances, TMJ treatment and oral surgeries. Well, you are in luck; the new medical billing...
Dentists Bill Medical Insurance for Frenectomy
Dentists: Bill medical insurance for frenectomy! We are on a mission to raise awareness about medical coverage for frenectomies. We at Nierman Practice Management are often asked if medical insurance will reimburse dental practices when performing frenectomies...
What Does Medicare Pay for Sleep Apnea Appliances?
What does Medicare pay for sleep appliances? Like commercial medical insurers, Medicare offers coverage for custom-made oral appliances to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It is important to know that the patient must have Part B benefits in order to be eligible...