CDT 2022 Coding Companion: Training Guide for the Dental Team

Product Description
Whether coding for a routine appointment or a unique scenario, this training guide helps dental coders submit complete and accurate claims. This companion book to CDT 2022: Current Dental Terminology reviews key definitions and concepts and goes over the 2022 changes to each category. It compiles more than 200 frequently asked coding questions with thorough explanations and provides more than 140 common dental coding scenarios with explanations of how to properly resolve them. The CDT 2022 Coding Companion has been updated for 2022 and includes: • 140+ coding scenarios • 200+ coding questions and answers • Descriptions of code changes for 2022 • Numeric code index • 4 appendices: CDT Code to ICD (Diagnosis) Code Cross-Walk ADA Guide to Dental Procedures Reported with Area of Oral Cavity on Tooth Anatomy (or both) CDT and ICD-10 Coding for Smoking Cessation Coding Considerations for People with Special Health Care Needs For years, the ADA’s Council on Dental Benefits has fielded questions from dentists and dental teams. CDT 2022 Coding Companion: Training Guide for the Dental Team has all the answers―it’s an essential resource for every dental office to be used as a self-guided training tool, a helpful refresher and an everyday resource. Includes e=book access.
About the Author
As the premier source of oral health information, the ADA supports practicing dentists, dental hygienists, assistants, and practice managers, as well as students, with print and digital resources and patient education that promote health, safety, and education as well as the management and maintenance of dental practices. The ADA’s bestselling resources include CDT: Current Dental Terminology, CDT Coding Companion, The Chairside Instructor, The ADA Practical Guide to OSHA Training, and A Dentist’s Guide to the Law. The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA’s flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.