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Claim 13000 · Bluebird Dental Benefits · Date of service 06/04/2026 · Source: synthetic case crown-13-complete · Generated 2026-10-12 07:00 UTC

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  • Open Dental API call
    PUT /procedurelogs/13001
{
  "ClaimNote": "Crown #21: narrative and radiograph attached"
}
  • Open Dental API call
    POST /documents/Upload
{
  "PatNum": 13000,
  "rawBase64": "<PDF, 1442 bytes>",
  "extension": ".pdf",
  "Description": "ClaimClear narrative - claim 13000",
  "ImgType": "Document",
  "ToothNumbers": "21"
}
  • Open Dental API call
    POST /claimtrackings
{
  "ClaimNum": 13000,
  "TrackingDefNum": 1,
  "Note": "ClaimClear: notes and narrative prepared"
}

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D2740 crown · tooth #21 · 06/04/2026

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Narrative Every sentence checked against the chart

Large failing MO amalgam on #21 with open margins. More than half of the remaining tooth structure is lost. Periapical radiograph of #21 taken 04/15/2026. Treatment: D2740 crown on tooth #21, date of service 06/04/2026.
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Claim note

Crown #21: narrative and radiograph attached

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Attachments

ItemStatusDetail
RadiographIn Open DentalPeriapical radiograph of #21 taken 04/15/2026. Source: Open Dental Imaging: "Periapical 21" (X-Rays), DocNum 13201.

Documentation checks (Default (common plan guidelines - verify per carrier))

CheckStatusDetail
Radiograph of tooth #21 within 12 monthsMetPeriapical radiograph of #21 taken 04/15/2026 (1.6 months before the date of service).
Clinical reason for the crown documentedMetLarge failing MO amalgam on #21 with open margins.
Extent of tooth structure loss documented (recommended)MetMore than half of the remaining tooth structure is lost.
Replacement interval (5+ years since prior crown)N/ANo prior crown on tooth #21 in the chart.
Initial/replacement flag matches chart historyMetFlagged as initial placement; no prior crown on tooth #21 in the chart.
Intraoral photo (recommended)Not documentedNo intraoral photo of tooth #21 in Open Dental Imaging.
Evidence used (5 facts)
IDFactWhere it comes from
C1D2740 crown on tooth #21, date of service 06/04/2026.Procedure D2740 (ProcNum 13001)
C2Periapical radiograph of #21 taken 04/15/2026.Open Dental Imaging: "Periapical 21" (X-Rays), DocNum 13201
C3Recorded as the initial crown placement on #21.Procedure D2740: Prosthesis = Initial
N1Large failing MO amalgam on #21 with open margins.
"Large failing MO amalgam on #21 with open margins"
Clinical note: D2740 #21 on 06/04/2026 (this procedure)
N2More than half of the remaining tooth structure is lost.
"More than half of the remaining tooth structure is lost"
Clinical note: D2740 #21 on 06/04/2026 (this procedure)
Draft → check → revise loop (1 iteration)

Iteration 1: no issues

Clinical notes read (1, names redacted)

D2740 #21 on 06/04/2026 (this procedure)

Large failing MO amalgam on #21 with open margins. More than half of the remaining tooth structure is lost. Crown prep #21 for zirconia crown. Shade A2. Temp placed.

Engine: extractor heuristic, narrator template, reviewer none.