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91212
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Unusual Time/Responsibility 2U

91213
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Unusual Time/Responsibility 3U

91219
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Unusual Time/Respons EAU

91231
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Manage Exceptional Patient 1U

91232
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Manage Exceptional Patient 2U

91233
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Manage Exceptional Patient 3U

91234
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Manage Exceptional Patient 4U

91239
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Unclassified Treatments
Unit:
Manage Exceptional Patient EAU

92101
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia, Local
Unit:
Regional Block

Using codes 92101 and 92102 to bill for the use of local anesthetic during scaling appointments is inappropriate. The correct way to code for the administration of local anesthetic during hygiene appointments is to include it as part of the overall per-unit-of-time scaling or root planning procedures.

92102
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia, Local
Unit:
Trigeminal Division Block

Using codes 92101 and 92102 to bill for the use of local anesthetic during scaling appointments is inappropriate. The correct way to code for the administration of local anesthetic during hygiene appointments is to include it as part of the overall per-unit-of-time scaling or root planning procedures.

92301
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 1U

92302
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 2U

92303
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 3U

92304
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 4U

92305
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 5U

92306
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 6U

92307
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 7U

92308
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation 8U

92309
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia
Unit:
Deep Sedation EAU

92411
Type:
ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERV
Clinical Procedure:
Anesthesia, ConsciousSedation
Unit:
Nitrous Oxide 1U
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