Mountain State Medical Policy Bulletin |
Section: | Dental |
Number: | D-5 |
Topic: | Oral Surgical Procedures |
Effective Date: | June 5, 2006 |
Issued Date: | September 10, 2007 |
Date Last Reviewed: |
Indications and Limitations of Coverage
Generally, vestibuloplasty, buccal or labial frenectomy, frenotomy, or frenuloplasty (40819, 40806, D7960, D7963) are considered to be dental procedures and are noncovered services under the Medical-Surgical programs. Coverage for oral surgical procedures is determined according to individual or group customer benefits. Payment may be made under the Medical-Surgical programs for lingual frenectomy, frenotomy, or frenoplasty (41010, 41115, 41520) performed to correct tongue-tie. |
40806 | 40819 | 40840 | 40842 | 40843 | 40844 |
40845 | 41010 | 41115 | 41520 | D7960 | D7963 |
This medical policy may not apply to FEP. Medical policy is not an authorization, certification, explanation of benefits, or a contract. Benefits are determined by the Federal Employee Program. |
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