Universal Dental observation
Teeth numbers may be required for dental activities of a prior request / claim. They are set in field Tooth no's which is visible only when the user selects Procedure Type = 6 – Dental code. If dental code requires teeth numbers, label Tooth no's becomes bold to indicate it is a mandatory field, otherwise, the label is regular.
The user can specify one or several teeth numbers from the list below separating them with comma. The numbers may not be repeated.
PRIMARY DENTITION | ||
Tooth name | Tooth no. | Supernumerary tooth no. |
Upper right second molar | A | AS |
Upper right first molar | B | BS |
Upper right canine | C | CS |
Upper right lateral incisor | D | DS |
Upper right central incisor | E | ES |
Upper left central incisor | F | FS |
Upper left lateral incisor | G | GS |
Upper left canine | H | HS |
Upper left first molar | I | IS |
Upper left second molar | J | JS |
Lower left second molar | K | KS |
Lower left first molar | L | LS |
Lower left canine | M | MS |
Lower left lateral incisor | N | NS |
Lower left central incisor | O | OS |
Lower right central incisor | P | PS |
Lower right lateral incisor | Q | QS |
Lower right canine | R | RS |
Lower right first molar | S | SS |
Lower right second molar | T | TS |
PERMANENT DENTITION | ||
Tooth name | Tooth no. | Supernumerary tooth no. |
Upper right third molar | 1 | 51 |
Upper right second molar | 2 | 52 |
Upper right first molar | 3 | 53 |
Upper right second premolar | 4 | 54 |
Upper right first premolar | 5 | 55 |
Upper right canine | 6 | 56 |
Upper right lateral incisor | 7 | 57 |
Upper right central incisor | 8 | 58 |
Upper left central incisor | 9 | 59 |
Upper left lateral incisor | 10 | 60 |
Upper left canine | 11 | 61 |
Upper left first premolar | 12 | 62 |
Upper left second premolar | 13 | 63 |
Upper left first molar | 14 | 64 |
Upper left second molar | 15 | 65 |
Upper left third molar | 16 | 66 |
Lower left third molar | 17 | 67 |
Lower left second molar | 18 | 68 |
Lower left first molar | 19 | 69 |
Lower left second premolar | 20 | 70 |
Lower left first premolar | 21 | 71 |
Lower left canine | 22 | 72 |
Lower left lateral incisor | 23 | 73 |
Lower left central incisor | 24 | 74 |
Lower right central incisor | 25 | 75 |
Lower right lateral incisor | 26 | 76 |
Lower right canine | 27 | 77 |
Lower right first premolar | 28 | 78 |
Lower right second premolar | 29 | 79 |
Lower right first molar | 30 | 80 |
Lower right second molar | 31 | 81 |
Lower right third molar | 32 | 82 |
Note: teeth numbers are saved in Observations part of the transaction sent to Post Office.
Step 1. Click New Prior Request .
Electronic Prior Request - Authorization form opens. Patient Details tab is active.
Step 2. Go to Procedure Details tab, set:
- Type = 6 – Dental code;
- Procedure = 23115.
Tooth no's field appears. The label is bold – at least one tooth number is required.
Step 3. Enter the necessary teeth with a comma: S,T.