Remember tug of war? Your team pulling as hard as possible to make the dangling middle string cross the line before the other team out-maneuvers you resulting in your teams’ demise! Medical insurance billing for dentistry can also feel like that, except the scene is that the cause of your patients’ oral difficulties stem from their medical condition and/or medication use… Maybe there was an injury and the oral cavity sustained trauma? Or, maybe intervention is required prior to surgery or chemotherapy treatment? Yet, when you bill medical insurance, there is a tug of war with you on one side and the insurance company on the other! Here are some tips to reduce the “pull” to get your claims paid