SoftDent: 2019 CDT Codes - Install Utility

[Anon]

2019 CDT Codes Installation Guide

Hello everyone!

All on-premise customers can now install the 2019 code set into SoftDent!

Cloud customers will be updated automatically. A message will be sent once that has been completed.

Here are the instructions for using the CDT 2019 Update Utility to update the CDT codes in CS SoftDent practice management software and is intended for users running the following versions:

* CS SoftDent v14.0.3 and higher
(Note: If you are using a version of SoftDent prior to v14.0.3, you must upgrade or add the codes manually.)

To install the new 2019 CDT codes:

1. Close SoftDent on all machines.

2.  On the server,  Click on the SetupCDTCodes.zip file attached to this article.

3.  Click Save, and save the file to desktop of the server.

4.  Right-click on the SetupCDTCodes.zip and select "extract" to unzip the file.  The file should unzip to the same location

     The file will be unzipped as: SetupCDTCodes.exe

5.  Double-click on the SetupCDTCodes.exe file.

6.  At the first prompt, click Run or Yes.

7.  Read and accept the End User License Agreement.  A message is displayed when the codes hove been

     installed successfully.

The CDT 2019 code set includes the following changes:

  - Fifteen (15) new codes are added to the database

 - Five (5) codes are revised

 - Fourteen (14) codes were edited for syntax or spelling

 - Four (4) codes are removed

New: 15

D0412	31	blood glucose level test – in-office using a glucose meter
D1516	31	space maintainer – fixed – bilateral, maxillary
D1517	31	space maintainer – fixed – bilateral, mandibular
D1526	31	space maintainer – removable – bilateral, maxillary
D1527	31	space maintainer – removable – bilateral, mandibular
D5282	31	removable unilateral partial denture – one piece cast metal (including clasps and teeth), maxillary
D5283	31	removable unilateral partial denture – one piece cast metal (including clasps and teeth), mandibular
D5876	31	add metal substructure to acrylic full denture (per arch)
D9130	31	temporomandibular joint dysfunction – non-invasive physical therapies
D9613	31	infiltration of sustained release therapeutic drug – single or multiple sites
D9944	31	occlusal guard – hard appliance, full arch
D9945	31	occlusal guard – soft appliance, full arch
D9946	31	occlusal guard – hard appliance, partial arch
D9961	31	duplicate/copy patient's records
D9990	31	certified translation or sign-language services – per visit

Revised: 5

D5211	35	maxillary partial denture – resin base (including, retentive/clasping materials, rests, and teeth)
D5212	35	mandibular partial denture – resin base (including, retentive/clasping materials, rests, and teeth)
D5630	35	repair or replace broken retentive clasping materials – per tooth
D7283	35	placement of device to facilitate eruption of impacted tooth
D9219	35	evaluation for moderate sedation, deep sedation or general anesthesia

Editorial: 14

D0999	39	unspecified diagnostic procedure, by report
D1999	39	unspecified preventive procedure, by report
D2999	39	unspecified restorative procedure, by report
D3999	39	unspecified endodontic procedure, by report
D4230	39	anatomical crown exposure – four or more contiguous teeth or tooth bounded spaces per quadrant
D4231	39	anatomical crown exposure – one to three teeth or tooth bounded spaces per quadrant
D4999	39	unspecified periodontal procedure, by report
D5899	39	unspecified removable prosthodontic procedure, by report
D5999	39	unspecified maxillofacial prosthesis, by report
D6199	39	unspecified implant procedure, by report
D6999	39	unspecified fixed prosthodontic procedure, by report
D7999	39	unspecified oral surgery procedure, by report
D8999	39	unspecified orthodontic procedure, by report
D9999	39	unspecified adjunctive procedure, by report

Removed: 4

D1515	99	space maintainer - fixed - bilateral
D1525	99	space maintainer - removable - bilateral
D5281	99	removable unilateral partial denture - one piece cast metal (including clasps and teeth)
D9940	99	occlusal guard, by report

Thanks everyone!

[mshore]

Will using the Installer instead of manually updating delete our in-office codes we use within SoftDent? 

[mdunham]

It did not remove ours.  I suggest printing a list of all of Your ADA codes.  One frustrating token is that the update does change the description of some of our codes.  I just go in afterward and correct any that changed, very easy.  

[mdunham]

Thanks for getting this out so soon!   This really eases the utilization prep for new codes.   

[pksaari79]

I clicked the zip drive but don't see how I save it to desktop.  All I can do is open it but I don't want to run it until the end of the year.  How do I save it??  

Thanks,

Kay Saari

[Anon]

If you click the little black arrow next to the file name in the post, it will download to your computer.