The pontic on an implant supported bridge is reported using the conventional pontic code representing the material used e g d6245 for a porcelain ceramic pontic.
D6245 pontic porcelain ceramic.
In dentistry a pontic is an artificial tooth fixed to a dental bridge.
Pontic porcelain ceramic dental procedure code description.
D6242 pontic porcelain fused to noble metal d6245 pontic porcelain ceramic d6250 pontic resin with high noble metal d6251 pontic resin with predominantly base metal d6252 pontic resin with noble metal d6710 crown indirect resin based composite d6720 crown resin with high noble metal.
However the bridge retainer codes vary depending on whether or not an abutment was used to attach the bridge retainer to the implant body.
D6245 pontic porcelain ceramic d6250 pontic resin with high noble metal d6251 pontic resin with predominantly base metal d6252 pontic resin with noble metal d6253 provisional pontic further treatment or completion of diagnosis necessary prior to final impression.
D6245 pontic porcelain ceramic d6250 pontic resin with high noble metal d6251 pontic resin with predominantly base metal d6252 pontic resin with noble metal d6253 provisional pontic d6545 retainer cast metal for resin bonded fixed prosthesis d6548.
2010 hcpcs d6245 pontic porcelain ceramic.
D6242 pontic porcelain fused to noble metal d6245 pontic porcelain ceramic d6250 pontic resin with high noble metal d6251 pontic resin with predominantly base metal d6252 pontic resin with noble metal d6253 provisional pontic pontic utilized as an interim of at least six months duration during.
This is the 2010 version of hcpcs d6245 please refer to the 2016 hcpcs code set for the latest version.
Pontic porcelain ceramic this is cdt code for ceramic porcelain prosthetic crown that replace the missing teeth and is constituted in fixed partial denture.