Hi Guest! You”ve got it – it does sound like 21248 would likely be the appropriate procedure code. K08.439 may certainly be one of the diagnosis codes that the future provider would select, although K08.431-K08.434 are more specific codes to use from that category. And yes absolutely – the issues with mastication are certainly a good thing to include in your medical insurance request, as that information many times takes the case into the medically necessary arena, instead of the dental. There are diagnosis codes available for feeding difficulties and dysphasia to represent this issue, and also can be further explained in a narrative report. Hope this helps!
