Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) today announced an agreement with ImageWorks whereby SGS will distribute and promote the NewTom VGi Flex mobile units for Sleep Disorders in the US and Canada. SGS is a leading provider of airway diagnostic technology which serves the needs of physicians and dentists interested in screening, diagnosing and treating sleep apnea and other upper airway disorders.
The NewTom VGi Flex is the only 3D Cone Beam CT system which carries a warranty for installation in mobile environments. Treatment of dental sleep disorders is becoming one of the most added procedures to the dental office. Having a patient treated for dental sleep disorder and providing a NewTom VGi 3D Cone Beam CT scan, the patient can expect a more accurate airway assessment and a quicker and more effective treatment plan.
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Will insurance cover a airway scan?
I’m not sure if it does. Let me check and see.
Matt,
Here is what Dr. Pete Benson from University of Dallas, Texas has suggested
“Using medical insurance, you would use the CPT procedure code for the imaging technique you used … lateral cephalometric, CT, etc. Then you would use the appropriate ICD9 diagnostic code (496.00 is for chronic airway obstruction, 786.03 is apnea). Medical insurance required both codes. I would expect airway apnea to be covered by medical insurance, not dental insurance. It doesn’t matter if a dentist is the clinician.”
That is great info! Thank you! See you in San Diego!
See you in San Diego!
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