Medical Coding for Dental Sleep Apnea Treatment 2016

Key Topics

• The importance of asking the right questions of your patients, both verbally and on forms
• How your practice can benefit by dental-medical cross coding for sleep apnea procedures
• The importance of building relationships with your patients` physicians to achieve better success with your cross coded claims
• The roles of all team members in implementing medical cross coding for sleep apnea procedures
• The documentation requirements required by medical carriers
• Be shown examples of letters of medical necessity and narratives for sleep apnea procedures
• The process of completing a medical claim form
• The medical codes needed to file these claims
• Who can make the obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis
• What questions to ask the medical insurance carrier and discover the importance of doing this
• The necessity of claim appeals and how best to handle them

Who should Attend

• Dental Practice Owners
• Dentists
• Insurance Coordinators
• Office Managers
• Hygienists
• Dental Business Office Staff
• Dental Assistants