I am the patient and need help with getting my dental covered by my medical and there are NO dental offices in my county that know how to bill medical for anything. I fell due to having a bad ankle joint (it was very loose and weak) and I’ve had the joint surgically repaired so there is an Ortho that has diagnosed me with this issue and used codes 717.87 and M25.373 for diagnosis. When I fell I busted one tooth completely to the gum line(root left), 2 teeth pretty close to the gum line, had a crown on one of the teeth and the pieces of tooth broke other teeth when I slammed my chin. I was on a ladder and when I put my weight onto my right ankle and lifted up my left leg and fell due to the pain in my ankle weight bearing. I hit my teeth on one ladder rung and my chin on the next. I am trying to figure out what codes need to be used for extraction (normal and surgical), and for all the dental implant stuff and what diagnosis codes to use. I’m a medical assistant very familiar with billing but was never taught the dental side of medical billing. I appreciate any and all help you are able to provide and insurance is BC/BS employer provided PPO.
