CDT Code for Dental Study Models

Diagnostic cast act as a supplement to the oral examination, which is an accurate replication of anatomic form of maxillary and mandibular dental arch. They are majorly used in educating patients about their dental needs and the corresponding treatment plan.

The purposes of obtaining diagnostic casts are:

• To permit an analysis of the existing occlusion.
• To permit a study of the growth and development of the primary and mixed dentitions through time.
• To provide views of the occlusion not possible to observe clinically.
• As an aid to treatment planning.

D0470 is the dental procedure code for billing study models like a Diagnostic Cast.