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Insights and updates to help dentists and oral care professionals improve care and grow their practices.
CDT 2022 updates have arrived
The American Dental Association’s CDT procedure codes and nomenclature* have been updated for 2022. Changes include 24 new codes, five code deletions and 22 nomenclature and description revisions.
Please review our summary of changes and claims processing policies (PDF) and begin using CDT 2022 codes on claims for procedures provided on and after Jan. 1, 2022.
*CDT coding and nomenclature are the copyright and a trademark of the American Dental Association, all rights reserved.
Note: The PDF has been updated to allow printing.
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