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Update of Maryland Medicaid's Dental Procedure Codes and Fee Schedule
Maryland Medicaid·MD · Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery·Dental
Effective date
Jul 1, 2005
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Maryland Medicaid is updating from CDT-4 to CDT-2005 dental procedure codes for patients under age 21. All dental providers billing Maryland Medicaid must use the new CDT-2005 codes starting July 1, 2005.
Action Required
By July 1, 2005: Billing team must update all dental billing systems to use CDT-2005 procedure codes instead of CDT-4 for Maryland Medicaid patients under age 21. Update encounter forms and billing software with new fee schedule. Contact Maryland Medicaid at (410) 767-1691 for questions about specific code mappings.