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19.15.1 Medicaid Dental Fee Schedule

For THSteps clients, dental procedure limitations may be waived when all the following have been met. The dental procedure is:

Medically necessary and for which FFP is available.

Prior authorized by the TMHP Dental Director.

Properly documented in the client's record (refer to "Documentation Requirements" ).

For ICF-MR clients, services designated as CCP-type are available.

In the Limitations column of the fee schedule, abbreviations indicate the age range limitations and documentation requirements.

The following abbreviations also appear in a table at the bottom of each page of the fee schedule:

Acronym
Description

A

Age range limitations

CCP

Payable under CCP for clients younger than 21 years of age when THSteps benefits or limits are exceeded

FMX

Intraoral radiographs-complete series

FQHC

Federally qualified health center

MTID

Missing tooth ID(s)

N

Narrative of medical necessity of procedure is required to be retained in the client's record

NC

No charge to Medicaid and may not bill the client

PATH

Pathology report to accompany claims and required to be retained in the client's record

PC

Periodontal charting is required to be retained in the client's record

PHO

Preoperative and postoperative photographs required

PPXR

Preoperative and postoperative radiographs are required and are to be retained in the client's record; do not send with initial claims

PXR

Preoperative radiographs are required and are to be retained in the client's record; do not send with initial claims


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