Update Regarding the Use of American Dental Association’s (ADA) Current Dental Terminology (CDT) Codes on Medicare Contractors’ Web Sites and Other Electronic Media
This instruction informs contractors of revisions regarding the criteria that must be followed when using the ADA’s Current Dental Terminology codes on their Web sites and other electronic media. The revisions are minor and mainly consist of referencing CDT rather than CDT-4. The revisions appear in red italics.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 22, 2004
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