Stay Informed: The Changing Face of Endodontic Billing

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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