Florida Combined Life is dropping its policy that limits same-day scaling and root planning to two quadrants, according to a Nov. 12 news release from the American Dental Association.
Here are five things to know:
- Based on its current policy, the insurer would only cover two quadrants of periodontal care on the same day.
- A dentist submitted a claim for four quadrants of scaling and root planning using code D4341.
- Florida Combined Life only paid for two of the quadrants and denied payment for the other two based on the patient’s dental contract.
- Having all four quadrants scaled and planned on the same visit can be convenient, more comfortable and provide a faster return to health for a patient.
- Submitting four quads of scaling and root planning to Florida Combined Life will no longer result in two of the quadrants being automatically denied.
