NYS Medicaid: Billing for denture services (FQHCs) patients with third party insurance

If you are a NY FQHC w/(PPS) payment that provides denture services (not DME itself) for the Medicaid members with a third party insurance? Then the following blog post is for you!


Medical Billing: coordination of benefits

  • In order to ensure proper coordination of benefits the FQHCs should bill the third-party insurance and/or commercial insurance as primary and receive the PPS per visit payment

Secondary Insurance payment NYS Medicaid

  • The NYS medicaid payment is calculated as a difference between the FQHCs PPS rate and the primary payer pro-rated payment amounts- ONLY up to 5 visits
  • Please note that if the primary payer payment equals or exceeds the PPS rate then no additional amount will be paid by NYS Medicaid

Coding: the following codes apply

  • D5110: Complete denture – maxillary
  • D5120: Complete denture – mandibular
  • D5211: Maxillary partial denture – resin base
  • D5212: Mandibular partial denture – resin base
  • D5213: Maxillary partial denture – cast metal framework with resin denture bases
  • D5214: Mandibular partial denture – cast metal framework with resin denture bases
  • D5225: Maxillary partial denture – flexible base
  • D5226- partial denture – flexible base (including any clasps, rests and teeth

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