CDT 2022 Coding Companion: Training Guide for the Dental Team

by American Dental Association

Whether coding for a routine appointment or a unique scenario, this training guide helps dental coders submit complete and accurate claims. This companion book to CDT 2022: Current Dental Terminology reviews key definitions and concepts and goes over the 2022 changes to each category. It compiles more than 200 frequently asked coding questions with thorough explanations and provides more than 140 common dental coding scenarios with explanations of how to properly resolve them. The CDT 2022 Coding Companion has been updated for 2022 and • 140+ coding scenarios • 200+ coding questions and answers • Descriptions of code changes for 2022 • Numeric code index • 4 CDT Code to ICD (Diagnosis) Code Cross-Walk ADA Guide to Dental Procedures Reported with Area of Oral Cavity on Tooth Anatomy (or both) CDT and ICD-10 Coding for Smoking Cessation Coding Considerations for People with Special Health Care Needs For years, the ADA’s Council on Dental Benefits has fielded questions from dentists and dental teams. CDT 2022 Coding Training Guide for the Dental Team has all the answers―it’s an essential resource for every dental office to be used as a self-guided training tool, a helpful refresher and an everyday resource. Includes e=book access.

394 pages, Spiral-bound

Published September 15, 2021