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it to benefit your practice. During this episode, you will learn the following: Accurate estimation of copays using the PMS (in and out of network) Organizing and tracking the specific red-tape restrictions per group Foreseeing and avoiding unexpected claim denials The role of Dental Insurance SOS
August 11, 2023
by Timothy J McNeely CFP CIMA
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that establish these goals ensure fiscal sustainability, even if competitive pressures, changes in reimbursement, or unforeseen business challenges affect the business for a short time. Reaching these goals requires a holistic approach to improving collections and reducing claims denials—the two factors
April 2015
by Richard Moore, MBA, CPA
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always put Crack tooth syndrome. I rarely get denials when I write that. And photos of the tooth before prep and after if you have any doubt. UHC pays great with our negotiated fees, but man in the last few months they've gone crazy with their denials. A lot of our patients have one of their plans
July 03, 2023
Claims Processing
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STRUCTURE REMAINING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND RETENTION FOR AN INLAY, ONLAY OR CROWN.... the core is listed as a considered charge and listed in the patient pay column using THEIR UCR as the patient pay amount. I am in PA and we have a non-covered services law in effect. The first denial
February 22, 2014
Claims Processing
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did them all at once (sedation, long distance for patient, crazy work schedule, etc.) Documentation is the #1 cause for perio denials however. Can you post the perio chart? And what company are we talking about here? you need 2 5mm pockets per quad . on 2 different teeth. ie can't have 2 5's
August 31, 2023
Delta Dental
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. Have not noticed this on our end. Cigna pays great OON, we love them actually. Look into it. These insurance companies are horrible. I am in an ongoing battle with Genworth Long Term Care over my deceased mom's unpaid insurance claims. They refused to pay roughly 55K worth of claims. For one
July 27, 2023
Claims Processing
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.. maybe there are insurance claims just floating around? Has anyone else gone through this situation? Thanks in advance. I don't think the PM software matters... This has become a yearly problem... Run reports on insurance claims... Depending on your state laws.. we do use PPL(legal shield) to file
February 02, 2015
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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to see any PARL. All looks good. week later I get the SAME denial and they want the whole tooth in the xray. Im likeWTF? It wont even fit in the xray. So you are saying I need a PAN just to get this one tooth all in one shot!???? i sent both PA's and a BW as well. Someone tell me im crazy
October 10, 2022
Claims Processing
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Hello,Does anyone use Delta Dental website to submit claims? We use Dentrix and currently submit claims via that. Also the X-rays, narrative needs to be printed out and sent via mail. Any suggestions on how this could get better. I accept almost 11 PPO insurances at my practice.Thank you WE PREFER
April 11, 2024
Billing
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quickly (about 2 days) I was able to get a hold of the consultant. The dental consultant used the ADA CDT code to back his argument in the denial of services. I think the ADA and big insurance companies are in bed together. It seemed like the consultant knew the whole thing is a big game
December 23, 2014
Delta Dental
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few years, but now I do a lot of them. They are much more conservative than full coverage, but preserve a lot of tooth structure. I wouldn't do them without a CEREC because I wouldn't want to deal with temporizing them. We charge almost as much for them as crowns. do you get denials from
April 02, 2014
Fixed Prosthodontics
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with denied letter to secondary insurance? Or can I send claim directly to secondary insurance without claiming primary insurance? Thanks a lot Yes, send to primary, then send primaries denial/EOB in with the secondary claim
February 17, 2019
Claims Processing
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about contacting ibsurance company. We find that most pts are motivated to act only when they are asked to pay oop. This is a very common denial tactic across the board. Reach out to the patient and have some paper trail showing there were attempts to get them to call their insurance. After one or two, I suggest closing the claim and sending them a statement. That usually gets the patient's attention.
August 07, 2023
Claims Processing
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We have received a denial for a crown placed on #18 from Anthem. We submitted a narrative that the tooth had visual fracture lines, the patient had persistent pain on biting on that tooth, and the ML cusp responded with pain when using the tooth sleuth. After submitting the narrative (to appeal
January 08, 2019
Claims Processing
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where or how much the dentin is rebuild or filled-in to eliminate undercuts. We get annoyed when submitting cores because often we get funky denials. There are way too many plan specific insurance clauses which in the end DO NOT pay for the core build-up. Especially in provider practices So if you
March 02, 2016
Delta Dental
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just another insurance hoop. I'm always tempted to circle the decay for them too.The first time you get a denial due to not having a pre-op PA, you might change your mind. :-) I also always take a PA before a crown prep to have a baseline andrule out any periapical issues. I'm not sure
January 25, 2017
Claims Processing
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insurance. Surgical removal of 3rds should almost always be billed to medical first. I have never heard this, let alone always bill. This is what I hate, because medical insurance is starting to cover impacted 3rds. Many of them only pay about $900 for the whole thing including sedation.As I
December 26, 2014
Claims Processing
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of attachment loss on the bitewings, and the pocket depths were not deep enough. I have never had a denial of S/RP in the 12 yrs I have been practicing. Next time I see an Aetna patient for whom I recommend S/RP, I plan on submitting for a pre-treatment estimate. A few questions I had for you all
February 17, 2023
Periodontics
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that handles insurance matter... threat them nicely in your letter... show them you aren't scared of their scare tactics and absurd excuses of denial... We have a PA and intraoral photos before, during, and after the prep and B/U. Have you folks had any luck with appealing the 2 year previous treatment...Keep
December 12, 2018
Delta Dental
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Views: 391 | Replies: 12
and began raising his voice. We said we can talk to his insurance to double check but it is ultimately his plan that has changed without our knowledge. He stated since we received the first denial of payment from the insurance company we should have informed him and he would have investigated
May 26, 2022
PPOs and HMOs
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dentist did a regular prophy, then 2 month later did the SRPs and they got pay. What is going on here? Is prophy first will make insurance pay for SRPs? I am puzzle here. Did you do the prophy when the patient came in for their exam or just an exam? I know you need to have a full mouth series
May 09, 2018
Claims Processing
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. Still skeptical? Kiera walks you through a few tips and tricks to get it done fast, and get it done right. If your office dedicates time to insurance verification, it will: Confidently answer patients' questions about insurance Get patients to say yes more often to treatments Not have to send out pre-denials Visitfor more tactical practicals today!
June 11, 2020
by The Dental A Team
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has already been credited. Claims Denied But Not Cleared Claims deny for multiple reasons and sometimes they are accurate denials. Frequency, missing tooth clause, waiting period, and max reached are typical accurate denials that show up on insurance aging reports all
December 12, 2019
by Davy Clay
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headaches and denials for dentist= more profits for them and we are pretty much powerless and our patients think it is the dentists fault... a win-win for the insurance company....Yep! Humana is so bad that I would not even give them rhe courtesy of calling them an insurance company
December 04, 2017
Periodontics
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look bad. So, so , so glad that I am selling the end of this year. Truly can't stand dealing with insurance idiots.After all these months, I finally won the appeal and got reimbursed for the crown on tooth...Awesome! Do you remember what language you used in the appeal?Share the appeal language please!Sounds exactly like theses people will say. they are the consultants claims are farmed out to for denials.
March 02, 2018
Fixed Prosthodontics
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Hello everybody, I am looking into signing up with Crossover dental for cross coding. I had a few questions. 1-If I do an FMX for a patient with both medical and dental insurance, do I bill both? How do I address the higher fee with medical insurance? Is it a breach of contract to the dental
July 25, 2015
Coding Q&A
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funny one, but I can not find it. found the funny appeal letter But does anyone have advice on writing a narrative in hopes of preventing a denial and not having to appeal, or is the best way to file the claim, wait for the denial, and file an appeal?Some of the insurance companies have a grace
December 30, 2014
Claims Processing
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practice builder, I agree...but seems to have worked so far. At times, the insurance is so crappy that it pays much much less than we estimated...we do bill the patient, we do often lose the patient, but we probably would have lost him anyway... steveI just got exact same denial last night
February 06, 2014
Licensing by Credentials
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Performed an alveoloplasty with extandclaimwas denied by MetLife due to claim failed ADA code validation. Any advice on how to get this paid by insurance? I did a full mouth extraction for immediate denture with 1 quad of alveo D7310. Connection dental denied is saying payment is included
March 22, 2023
Coding Q&A
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their insurance won't pay for. Another area of confusion is when to have the patient back to do their re-evaluation and prophylaxis. With SRP, we have to wait a minimum of 30 days before insurance with pay for the prophylaxis. Any thoughts/suggestions?Any success using this code? Are denials
August 28, 2019
Hygiene Discussions
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didn't cancel until April of 2024. MetLife's Response on EOB denial It appears the patient may be covered under more than one insurance policy. To determine the primary carrier for claims purposes, please provide the following information: 1. What is the MetLife policyholder's relationship
May 19, 2024
Claims Processing
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Do you guys have a list of dental PPOs that process claims for impacted extractions and DO NOT require the claim to go through medical insurance first. In those instances where dental insurance tells you to bill medical insurance first, how easy (or hard) is it to bill medical insurance
November 09, 2023
Claims Processing
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and less restrictive than traditional insurance. In fact, with QDP, there are no claims, down-coding, or denials. Brands attract consumers. QDP and OPT-In help drive them to their dentist members' brand.
May 2015
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of owning a business while being a dentist sucks. Then I get denials from insurance companies and hounding patients to pay their bill. Annoying as f***. Dentistry is not a Porsche 4 day lifestyle. My reality shattered my dream. Knowing what I know now I would pursue a trade school and open
December 21, 2017
CE Comments / Suggestions / Events
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) There is NO such thing as a Pre-Authorization in dentistry, those only exist in medical. Dentistry has a pre-determination, which ONLY means whether insurance has benefits or not IF it gets approved. 2) Delta almost NEVER pays 4 quads in a visit, it takes a lot to get them to approve that. Just
August 23, 2023
Claims Processing
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the point? You might as well be posting your own insurance payments and working your own denials at that point. Just schedule an extra admin day for you to do that. ;) You should have as many payments coming in as EFTs as you can. Most of them can be enrolled for free. The best way to prevent
February 20, 2024
Front Office Discussion
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to an office I had sold and left in 2009. I never saw the notifications requesting the dental license renewal. Unbeknownst to me, by December of 2016, they had kicked me off the network. I had no idea that I was out of network until the February 2017 claim denial. I had reapplied for network status when
April 28, 2018
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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The news on the pipeline is that more claims for SRP are being denied for lack of documentation that supports the procedure. Some of the red flags that may tip a denial are: 1. A paper periodontal chart copy that is hard or impossible to read without the proper number of teeth with applicable
April 04, 2016
Claims Processing
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with us and just pay the difference, some have switched to other, better paying insurances that we participate with. We definitely lost approx 25% of our UC pts but going OON was totally worth it. I haven't had a denial from UC since going OON. Prior to that I would usually write at least one appeal
September 04, 2019
PPOs and HMOs
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requested an additional radiograph not be taken, but I get a denial because UCONN requires a final film So Ok, your meetings are to play by the rules. But they are rules that the insurance company sets in order to get paid, and not in the best interest of the patients/the insurance companies
April 22, 2015
Claims Processing
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will submit their networktermination letter as of 1/1/2019 and watch the sparks fly! Ok back to reality UC is the absolute worst and the only practicaloption is to drop them. Low reimbursement is one thing, but constant unfoundedclaim denial is just
September 10, 2018
PPOs and HMOs
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make the same money doing something else, I would be gone in a heartbeat if I knew how...but I don't/won't. While I'm on MY rant I see shit like this every single day in my face...I didn't do it...we do it...insurance companies have blanket denial policies on inlays...why in the Fuck do we even have
July 27, 2023
Fixed Prosthodontics
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didn't expect coverage. The reason for their denial had me curious about an anxiety code, though. I suspect it is a medical code, as well. I have never encountered an insurance that covers nitrous. If you want to get to the bottom of this, do 3 way call with insurance and the patient. That way, they cannot say one thing to the office and another to the patient. Good luck! let us know your findings.
January 08, 2020
Coding Q&A
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of the dental insurance world and are here to give you tips to ensure you collect what you produce. They will hit on three simple ways to improve collections and answer questions regarding denials - whether they can be appealed, secondary claims- whether you should accept them and how to handle them
May 01, 2019
by Jordon Comstock
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. Lead them to get pissed at their insurance company and not you. Lastly, you drop UHC, they are the absolute worst company when it comes to denials. PS. What are you doing about the perio? Massive calculus buildup noted with bone loss. My policy: whenever an insurance company is giving me major
May 13, 2015
Claims Processing
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not be an issue And what if the signed planned is not what actually happens? Surprise. You know the crap insurance pulls on us. Stuff like no coverage for surgical extractions, denial of a crown because the insurance company says it wasnt needed treatment.
January 03, 2022
Ethical Issues
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processing, and cause you to receive more denials. I strongly suggest reaching out to the credentialing department with these insurance companies, and sending in a W9 with your new...
July 25, 2018
Claims Processing
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these insurance companies. I have never navigated how one becomes part of a class action lawsuit. I was told by my CFP that as my first step I should go ahead and file a claim with my business interruption insurer to get the denial. Is this something the ADA or our state dental societies would
May 23, 2020
Coronavirus (Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2)
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is there a reason insurance companies don't share information with eachother? claim history, freq limitations, etc? Some actually do. We had an issue with Anthem and Humana sharing claims data on one of our patients. It resulted in a denial of a crown due to being 2 months short of 5 years. Unless they share the same network and claim processing companies, HIPAA laws will get in the way.
December 10, 2021
PPOs and HMOs
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be done when x-rays do not show bone loss????, which is an outright lie. How could this be? I am ok with insurances denying any services...but when they give a reason for denial and make it sound scientific, then they should follow science...here they are not. Now, if there was a clause where SRP
June 21, 2017
Periodontics
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