title: Medical insurance for dental sleep medicine.
abstract: Over the last 5 to 7 years, dental teams have mastered the art and science of processing dental insurance for their patients but have major difficulties learning how to help their patients when it comes to medical insurance. This article attempts to provide a basic guide for the dental team in coding, billing, and processing of major medical insurance for dental sleep medicine. Although there is certainly a learning curve for the dental team in this endeavor, the "patient and physician friendly" dental sleep medicine practice is a model that will help to assure growth and success.
authors.affiliation: Dental Sleep Med Systems, Inc, CA, USA. DrMarty@SnoringIsBoring.com
authors.forename: Marty R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lipsey
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D007348:Insurance, Health; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D006278:Medicare; D017090:Occlusal Splints / Q000191:economics*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States