Coordination of Benefits

SORT

Dentists can use CDA’s new Practice Health Check to ensure accurate dental plan billing

Every quarter, CDA publishes a Practice Health Check focusing on a different topic related to the business side of dentistry. Dental plan benefits are the focus in the fourth quarter of 2023. CDA members are invited to take the Q4 Practice Health Check evaluating one key question.

October 4, 2023 |2023, Billing, Contracts, Coordination of Benefits, Dental Benefits, Fees/Discounts/Refunds, News Articles, Practice Management

Do you have dental benefit plan-related questions or issues? Help from CDA is a click away

Do you have a question about a dental benefit issue? You can receive timely assistance from a CDA Practice Support expert. Simply submit your question online using the dental submission form available within your cda.org account. 

October 18, 2021 |2021, Appeals, Billing, Contracts, Coordination of Benefits, Dental Benefits, Fees/Discounts/Refunds, News Articles

Questions about coordination of benefits? CDA Practice Support has answers

CDA Practice Support receives hundreds of calls each year concerning the coordination of benefits when a patient has more than one dental plan for coverage. Standard COB allows secondary dental plans to pay up to 100% of the covered service, i.e., the primary plan pays the service at 80%, and the secondary could pick up the remaining 20%. Here, CDA’s dental benefits analyst covers the COB basics and answers common questions members have about COB.

November 19, 2019 |2019, Coordination of Benefits, Dental Benefits, News Articles