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As dedicated endodontic billing specialists, we at SB Dental Solutions Dental Billing Company are devoted to improving the success of our endodontist clients. In endodontic practices, wasted chair time means a lot of lost income. That’s why it’s so important to do some cost-benefit analysis before planning endodontic procedures. Endodontists can use chair time more efficiently if they avoid starting a procedure that won’t ultimately work. Moreover, risk assessment helps endodontists avoid putting patients through potentially painful, costly, and time-intensive treatments, only to end up extracting the tooth. Planning and completing effective endodontic work turns a profit and protects patient wellbeing, whereas retreating or referring a patient after failed endodontic intervention just wastes everyone’s time. Even lucrative cases sometimes end up losing profit due to inefficiently budgeted chair time. Before planning time-intensive endodontic procedures, determine if the patient would be better off with a simpler intervention. To start out, endodontists should consider the following variables to evaluate the risks vs rewards of a given endodontic procedure:
When endodontists optimize their chair time, the profitability of their practice skyrockets. Additionally, SB Dental Solutions can help our clients discover other potential revenue improvements through our business consultation services. Click here to learn more about increasing profitability with Better Endodontic Dental Billing.
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Is your practice keeping up with the times when it comes to endodontic dental billing? Endodontic billing presents a completely unique set of challenges compared to general dentistry. Understanding insurance plans, medical and dental codes and endodontic claims submission is vital to running a successful endodontic practice. But since codes, benefits, and claims requirements change annually, staying apprised of current conditions can feel like another full-time job in itself.
“If We Only Knew!” Information Increases Revenue For example, endodontic therapy used to be identified and billed according to the number of involved canals. Now, however, insurance claims reimburse based only on the treated tooth. Numbers of canals are not specified within the descriptors of an anterior, bicuspid, or molar. This major shift occurred not too long ago, and it threw many unsuspecting providers for a loop. Keeping up with changes in endodontic billing prevents claims denials and ensures that endodontists can receive the correct compensation for their work. Another common way that endodontists lose potential revenue is by not billing medical codes. Many dental offices hesitate to bill medical codes because, as dentists, they are not as familiar with the rules of medical insurance or which medical codes can be billed to dental insurance. A well-informed billing advocate can close this gap and ensure fair reimbursement for services rendered. An Endodontic Billing Advocate That’s where SB Dental Solution Dental Billing Company comes in. We keep current on all endodontic billing requirements as they change and work with our clients to help them understand changes. Additionally, we keep our clients informed and ensure that dentists receive the best possible compensation from dental insurance companies by regularly renegotiating their fee schedules, a critical aspect of any endodontic practice that often gets missed by overloaded office staff. We handle all this and more so that our clients can rest easy without worrying about the changes and complexities of endodontic dental billing. |
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November 2024
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