ADA updates CDT codes for 2025: 4 things dentists should know

The American Dental Association’s Code Maintenance Committee has revised, updated and added CDT codes for restorations and dental implants.

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The committee made the changes at its annual convening March 7, according to a March 22 news release from ADA.

Here are four things for dentists to know:

  1. The new codes are part of CDT 2025, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025. 
  2. There are 10 new codes and eight revisions in total.
  3. A notable revision is the change of the nomenclature and descriptor of D2940 to enable a single code to document the placement of an interim direct restoration. 
  4. One of the new CDT 2025 codes is inclusion of codes for dermal fillers and neuromodulators.

A full list of the guidelines can be found here.

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