Practices often receive dental claim rejections with the message “procedure medical in nature.” In this session, we will discuss some common procedures which should be filed to the patient’s medical plan. Emphasis will center around discussion on submitting medical claims for accident related procedures, including examinations, diagnostic imaging and treatment.

Learning Objectives

• Learn which procedures are often considered “medical in nature”
• Know which medical codes are reported for common accident related procedures
• Understand how diagnostic imaging is reported to medical carriers