Dental procedures and nomenclature CDT codes and instruct how to properly use them to maximize a patient's insurance and facilitate dentistry in a practice.
It is important to be familiar with CDT Code changes so you and your staff can more accurately document and report the services delivered to a patient. Don’t let outdated codes cost you money and time.CDT 2025: Current Dental Terminologygives you the latest information for maximizing reimbursem...
All requests received will be considered for inclusion in a future version of the Code depending on the date the change request was received. Please see the Time Line for Review and Action on Requests to Revise the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature for information on the timing of ...
Changes to the “Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature,” commonly known as the CDT Code, are updated annually to reflect changes in dental procedures accepted by the dental community. Any dental claim submitted electronically or paper must use procedure codes from the current version of the ...
Reports that the American Dental Association has reversed a change made to the prophylaxis definition in the Current Dental Terminology (CDT)-4 procedure codes in the U.S. Restoration of the CDT-4 wording; Differences in the descriptor codes and the definition of prophylaxis in the CDT-7 ...