BC Advantage - 2011 Issue 12
Establishing your Dental Fee Schedule
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Article Overview
This article discusses the process of establishing a dental usual, customary, and reasonable fee schedule using a national dental fee survey and geographic multipliers. It is aimed at dental billing, coding, and practice management professionals who need to understand how fee benchmarks are selected, adjusted, and periodically reviewed. The article also covers general fee schedule maintenance practices and the timing of fee submissions to carriers.
Why This Topic Matters
Dental practices often need a practical method for setting and updating fees in a way that reflects market benchmarks and local geography. Understanding the overall approach helps offices evaluate whether their fee schedule is current and aligned with common reporting practices.
What You Will Learn
- How dental fee schedules are commonly benchmarked using survey-based percentile data.
- How geographic adjustment factors fit into a fee-setting process.
- Why periodic review and carrier fee submissions are part of fee schedule maintenance.
- The general role of national dental fee reporting resources in practice management.
Who Should Read This
- Dental office managers
- Dental billers
- Dental coders
- Dentists
- Practice administrators
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