Periodontists

What they do most for Medicare patients

Service, sort	Code, sort	Times billed, sort	Patients, sort
Repair of lower jaw bone with bone graft	21215	199	122
X-ray of lower jaws, upper jaws and teeth	70355	191	169
Ct scan of face without contrast	70486	164	140
Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	12011	161	114
Removal of lower jaw bone	21025	156	120
Repair of nasal or cheek bone with bone graft	21210	156	108
Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	11044	108	80
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes	99202	98	98
Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple	10120	92	37
Removal of face bone	21026	79	66
Impression and custom preparation of oral surgical splint	21085	76	68
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes	99215	70	60
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes	99205	66	66
3d radiographic procedure	76376	62	45
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes	99204	56	56
Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	10060	41	32
Removal of growth of dental bone growth with complex repair	41827	40	38
Incision and repair of bony defect of cheek bone with repositioning of bony segment	21208	40	32
Simple drainage of abscess, cyst, or blood accumulation of mouth	40800	39	33
Incision and repair of bony defect of cheek bone including bony segment reduction	21209	34	28
Removal of growth or cyst of lower jaw bone	21040	29	27
Application and removal of dental fixation device	21110	29	26
Complicated drainage of abscess, cyst, or blood accumulation of mouth	40801	25	25
Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm	12013	25	25
Incision or partial removal of lower jaw bone	21198	22	20
Repair of abnormal drainage tract between nasal sinuses	30580	22	22
Removal of growth or cyst of part of upper jaw bone	21049	21	20
Incision of nasal sinus through nose	31020	20	19
Removal of growth or cyst of jaw or upper cheek	21030	19	19
Biopsy of mouth	40808	19	18
Repair of lacerated mouth, 2.5 cm or less	40830	18	18
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes	99212	18	16
Incision or partial removal of upper jaw bone	21206	18	18
Reconstruction of lower jaw bone with bone graft	21194	18	16
Complicated removal of embedded foreign body in mouth	40805	16	16
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes	99214	15	15
Creation of window into nasal sinus	31030	15	14
Biopsy of bone using needle or trocar	20220	14	14
Removal of growth or cyst of upper jaw bone through mouth	21048	14	14
Removal of bony growth of upper jaw bone inside mouth	21032	12	12

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Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).