Deleting procedure codes

Procedure codes represent the services that you render and products that you sell. You can delete custom procedure codes that are not attached to any appointments and have not been posted to or charted (as existing, treatment-planned, or complete) in patients' records. Alternatively, you can inactivate a procedure code so that it is not available for selection wherever procedure codes can be selected.

Important: If you delete a procedure code that is part of any multi-codes, that procedure code will be removed from those multi-codes, and any of those multi-codes that are for bridges will be inactivated. However, if deleting the procedure code results in any multi-codes not having any associated procedure codes, those multi-codes will also be deleted.

To delete a procedure code

1. On a location's Procedure Codes & Conditions page, select a procedure code.

   Notes:

   • To quickly locate a procedure, type a code or description in the Search For Specific Procedure field near the top of the page.

   • You can also filter the list of procedure codes to view all procedures, only the favorites (most commonly used procedures), only active procedures, or only inactive procedures.

   

   The Edit Procedure Code window displays.

   

2. ClickTap Delete.

   Note: This button is only available if this is a custom procedure (not a standard ADA procedure code) that has not been charted as existing, treatment planned, or complete, posted, or scheduled for any patient.

3. When prompted to confirm, clicktap Delete.