LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Oral Maxillofacial Prosthesis

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Oral Maxillofacial Prosthesis
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Billing and Coding
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10/01/2015
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01/01/2023
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Implants, which could be considered dental but are being inserted to secure, attach, or support the maxillofacial prosthesis, will be covered when the prosthesis is to be used secondary to maxillofacial surgery or repair of traumatic injury. Use CPT® code 21299 to bill the implants with an explanation of the intended use. Please note dates of trauma or tumor biopsy/resection, dates of radiation treatment and other pertinent medical history.

E0485 to E0486: Oral Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

HCPCS codes E0485 and E0486 describe oral devices or appliances used to reduce upper airway collapsibility, adjustable or nonadjustable, prefabricated (E0485) or custom fabricated (E0486). These devices are typically used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Both codes include all fitting and adjustment. These codes are reimbursed as Durable Medical Equipment by the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC). The initial assessment and diagnostic services to determine whether an OSA appliance should be used are billable to the Part B contractor up to the time of the decision to order/provide the OSA appliance using the appropriate Evaluation and Management (E&M) CPT® code and other appropriate CPT® codes for diagnostic tests. At the time of the decision to order/provide the OSA appliance, all fittings, adjustments, supplies, and services to provide the appliance to the individual patient is inclusive. Medicare claims related to the fitting, subsequent adjustments and repairs of an oral device should be submitted to the appropriate DME MAC and not as E&M services to the A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). Additionally, any radiological or other services performed in order to guide the adjustments of the oral device should not be submitted separately to the A/B MAC, as the Medicare Program payment associated with HCPCS Codes E0485 and E0486 already includes any required adjustments to ensure a properly fitted device.

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21299 UNLISTED CRANIOFACIAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PROCEDURE

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E0485 ORAL DEVICE/APPLIANCE USED TO REDUCE UPPER AIRWAY COLLAPSIBILITY, ADJUSTABLE OR NON-ADJUSTABLE, PREFABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT
E0486 ORAL DEVICE/APPLIANCE USED TO REDUCE UPPER AIRWAY COLLAPSIBILITY, ADJUSTABLE OR NON-ADJUSTABLE, CUSTOM FABRICATED, INCLUDES FITTING AND ADJUSTMENT
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
01/01/2023 R9

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 21299. This revision is due to the 2023 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/23.

07/01/2021 R8

Punctuation was corrected throughout the article. Acronyms were inserted and defined where appropriate throughout the article. CPT® was inserted throughout the article where applicable.

10/24/2019 R7

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles.

02/26/2018 R6

Annual Validation performed with no revisions made.

 

02/26/2018 R5 The Jurisdiction "J" Part B Contracts for Alabama (10112), Georgia (10212) and Tennessee (10312) are now being serviced by Palmetto GBA. The notice period for this article begins on 12/14/17 and ends on 02/25/18. Effective 02/26/18, these three contract numbers are being added to this article. No coverage, coding or other substantive changes (beyond the addition of the 3 Part B contract numbers) have been completed in this revision.
01/29/2018 R4 The Jurisdiction "J" Part A Contracts for Alabama (10111), Georgia (10211) and Tennessee (10311) are now being serviced by Palmetto GBA. The notice period for this article begins on 12/14/17 and ends on 01/28/18. Effective 01/29/18, these three contract numbers are being added to this article. No coverage, coding or other substantive changes (beyond the addition of the 3 Part A contract numbers) have been completed in this revision.
05/04/2017 R3 Annual validation
05/05/2016 R2 Under Article Text multiple acronyms were defined and punctuation and grammatical revisions were made.
10/01/2015 R1 Added CPT/HCPCS Codes from Article Text to the CPT/HCPCS Coding Sections.
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Keywords

  • Oral Maxillofacial
  • Prosthesis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Oral Devices