Medical, Dental & Pharmacy

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD)

TMD treatment is considered a medical service when the underlying pain and dysfunction is caused by 1) pain related to TMD, including myalgia, myofascial pain, arthralgia, arthritis, or headache attributed to TMD or 2) temporomandibular joint (TMJ) intra-articular disorders, including disk displacement with and without reduction, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, or subluxation. Document that the history and physical exam support the diagnosis. The dentist must determine the underlying cause in order to accurately bill TMD services.

Medical Service Authorizations must be submitted. The ICD-10 diagnosis code and the associated CPT code for the occlusal orthotic device (41899 unlisted procedure, dentoalveolar structures) must be included on the authorization request.

If dental in nature, the dentist must bill ADA CDT procedure codes; if medical in nature, bill medical CPT procedure codes.

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Updated_11/01/2018