Rule 23-204-1.8 - RadiographsA. The Division of Medicaid covers the following types of dental radiographs:1. Intraoral - complete series, including bitewings,2. Intraoral - periapical,B. The Division of Medicaid requires radiographs be of sufficient quality to be readable.C. The Division of Medicaid covers an intraoral complete series radiograph or panorex only once every two (2) years per beneficiary per provider.1. The Division of Medicaid requires that two (2) years must have elapsed from the date the previous intraoral complete series radiograph or panorex was given before the same provider can be covered for the next intraoral complete series radiograph or panorex.2. The Division of Medicaid requires an intraoral complete series radiograph to include fourteen (14) to twenty-two (22) periapical and posterior bitewing images.3. The Division of Medicaid does not cover for both intraoral complete series radiograph and panorex on the same day.4. The Division of Medicaid does not cover additional radiographs if an emergency extraction is performed on the day that an intraoral complete series radiograph or panorex is taken.5. The Division of Medicaid covers the following exceptions to this limit if one (1) of the following conditions is documented:a) Documented trauma to head or mouth area,b) Orthodontic evaluation, or23 Miss. Code. R. 204-1.8
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121.