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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Having teeth removed is a dental procedure but because it was necessary due to cancer it should be a medical procedure. Was this done in a hospital? I also had many teeth removed because of being weakened so much by rads they were all loose and needed to be removed. Mine was a different situation as it was after I had rads. I had very good medical and dental insurance at the time and was not billed one cent. I would appeal it and talk to the doctors office about rebilling it with medical codes.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
