New General Anesthesia and IV Sedation Dental Procedure Codes Effective Jan 1 2016

Effective with date of service January 1, 2016, providers must use the following new dental procedure codes for general anesthesia and intravenous moderate (conscious) sedation. The revisions are a result of the Current Dental Terminology (CDT) 2016 American Dental Association (ADA) code updates.

Effective with date of service January 1, 2016, providers must use the following new dental procedure codes for general anesthesia and intravenous moderate (conscious) sedation.  The revisions are a result of the Current Dental Terminology (CDT) 2016 American Dental Association (ADA) code updates.

 

 

New CDT 2016
Code

Description

D9223

Deep sedation/general anesthesia – each 15 minute increment

D9243

Intravenous moderate (conscious) sedation/analgesia – each 15 minute increment

Note: Rates for these new codes are currently under review.

 

 

The following procedure codes are end-dated effective with date of service December 31, 2015.

 

End-Dated
CDT Code


Description

D9220

Deep sedation/general anesthesia – first 30 minutes

D9221

Deep sedation/general anesthesia – each additional 15 minutes

D9241

Intravenous moderate conscious sedation/analgesia – first 30 minutes

D9242

Intravenous moderate conscious sedation/analgesia – each additional 15 minutes