Crown #30: the only decay finding that day is on #31

Claim 32000 · Bluebird Dental Benefits · Date of service 08/05/2026 · Source: synthetic case hand-02-decay-on-wrong-tooth · Generated 2026-10-12 07:02 UTC

Prepare in Open Dental

Needs documentation

Not ready: 1 item to fix in the chart before this claim goes out. Re-run ClaimClear afterwards.

To-do list as an Open Dental task

ClaimClear: claim 32000 (date of service 08/05/2026), documentation is missing.

D2740 crown, tooth #30:
- Add a clinical note for tooth #30 stating why a crown is needed (e.g., fracture, recurrent decay, failing large restoration, root canal treated tooth).

Open Dental API call

POST /tasks
{
  "TaskListNum": 1,
  "UserNum": 1,
  "Descript": "ClaimClear: claim 32000 (date of service 08/05/2026), documentation is missing.\n\nD2740 crown, tooth #30:\n- Add a clinical note for tooth #30 stating why a crown is needed (e.g., fracture, recurrent decay, failing large restoration, root canal treated tooth).",
  "KeyNum": 32000,
  "ObjectType": "Patient"
}

Claim tracking status

ClaimClear: documentation missing, see task

Open Dental API call

POST /claimtrackings
{
  "ClaimNum": 32000,
  "TrackingDefNum": 2,
  "Note": "ClaimClear: documentation missing, see task"
}

ClaimClear never sends claims. After approving, staff attach the narrative PDF and radiographs to the claim in Open Dental and send it as usual.

D2740 crown · tooth #30 · 08/05/2026

Needs documentation

Do this before submitting

Add a clinical note for tooth #30 stating why a crown is needed (e.g., fracture, recurrent decay, failing large restoration, root canal treated tooth).

Narrative Every sentence checked against the chart

Bitewing radiographs taken 05/10/2026. Treatment: D2740 crown on tooth #30, date of service 08/05/2026.

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Claim note

Crown #30: narrative and radiograph attached

Would strengthen the claim

Document the extent of the damage (e.g., % of the crown missing, cusps involved, size of the existing restoration).
Attach an intraoral photo; photos make fracture and decay findings easier for reviewers to accept.

Attachments

Item	Status	Detail
Radiograph	In Open Dental	Bitewing radiographs taken 05/10/2026. Source: Open Dental Imaging: "BWX" (X-Rays), DocNum 32201.

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

Check	Status	Detail
Radiograph of tooth #30 within 12 months	Met	Bitewing radiographs taken 05/10/2026 (2.9 months before the date of service).
Clinical reason for the crown documented	Missing	No note or chart entry states why tooth #30 needs a crown.
Extent of tooth structure loss documented (recommended)	Not documented	No note describes how much tooth structure on tooth #30 is missing or undermined.
Replacement interval (5+ years since prior crown)	N/A	No prior crown on tooth #30 in the chart.
Initial/replacement flag matches chart history	Met	Flagged as initial placement; no prior crown on tooth #30 in the chart.
Intraoral photo (recommended)	Not documented	No intraoral photo of tooth #30 in Open Dental Imaging.

Evidence used (3 facts)

ID	Fact	Where it comes from
C1	D2740 crown on tooth #30, date of service 08/05/2026.	Procedure D2740 (ProcNum 32001)
C2	Bitewing radiographs taken 05/10/2026.	Open Dental Imaging: "BWX" (X-Rays), DocNum 32201
C3	Recorded as the initial crown placement on #30.	Procedure D2740: Prosthesis = Initial

Rejected extractions (1)

crown_reason: quote refers to tooth #31, not tooth #30

"#31 MO comp, recurrent decay under old sealant, caries removed"

Draft → check → revise loop (1 iteration)

Iteration 1: no issues

Clinical notes read (2, names redacted)

D2740 #30 on 08/05/2026 (this procedure)

#30 prepped for crown, see tx plan. Impression sent to lab.

D2392 #31 on 08/05/2026 (same visit)

#31 MO comp, recurrent decay under old sealant, caries removed.

Engine: extractor heuristic, narrator template, reviewer none.

Other procedures on this claim

ClaimClear doesn't draft narratives for these yet.

D2392