How Dentists Can Estimate Out-of-Pocket Costs to Patients when Billing Medical Insurance
“How much is this going to cost me?” Sound familiar? This doesn’t always need to be a difficult or dreaded conversation! In fact, it is a wonderful opportunity to gain trust and confidence with your patients by helping them understand their medical insurance benefits,...
Outside Lab Field #20 on a Medical Claim Form
Outside Lab is field #20 on a medical claim form. This field can be misleading if you’re not familiar with when to say “yes” or “no”, resulting in delays or even denials of your medical claim. In her latest vlog, Rose Nierman explains when and when not to use the...
3 Key Steps for Dental Sleep Apnea Medical Billing
If a dentist treats obstructive sleep apnea using a custom oral appliance, then the treatment can be billed to the patient's health insurance. But what are the steps you need in medical billing for dental sleep apnea appliances? In this latest blog, we will provide 3...
What Do I Need to Bill Bone Grafts to Medical Insurance?
What do dental practices need to bill bone grafts to medical insurance? In her latest vlog, Rose Nierman explains the most important things a dental practice needs to have in place in order to successfully bill bone grafts to medical insurance. To learn more tips like...
What are the Medical Codes for Oral Sleep Apnea Appliances?
If a dentist treats sleep apnea using an oral appliance, then the treatment can be billed to medical, not dental. But what are the medical codes for oral appliances for snoring & sleep apnea appliances? In her latest Rose’s Rules vlog, Rose Nierman discusses the...
15 Services for Dentists to Bill Medical Insurance
Is your dental office billing medical insurance? If not, you and your patients may be missing an opportunity for higher reimbursements through short-term medical insurance plans. Medical insurance often reimburses for procedures that dentists perform on a daily basis...
Do Medical Policies Cover Dental Accidents?
We know we can bill medical for many services performed in the dental practice setting, but does medical insurance cover dental accidents? In the latest episode of Rose’s Rules, Rose Nierman reveals when & how dental accidents are covered by medical insurance....
What is a Medically Necessary Service?
In the latest Rose’s Rules vlog, Rose Nierman breaks down the definition of “medical necessary service” and its relation to medical billing in dentistry. The vlog series, Rose’s Rules, is part of Nierman CE+. Nierman CE+ is an online learning platform for dentists and...
How to Bill Oral Surgeries to Medical Insurance?
September is Dental Implant Awareness Month, and Nierman Practice Management has the systems you need to bill medical for oral surgeries. This includes implants, bone grafting, extractions, frenectomies, and tooth extraction! But what does an oral surgeon need to bill...
ICD-10 Diagnostic Coding for Medical Billing in Dentistry
For dental practices interested in billing dental procedures to medical insurance, it’s imperative that you have a solid understanding of ICD-10 code. In this latest vlog from Rose Nierman, Rose dives into ICD-10 Diagnostic Coding for Medical Billing in Dentistry....
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