Surgical procedures, modifiers, global package

CMS and CPT® both define the components of the global surgical package to include certain pre-op, intra-op, and post-op services. Learn what is included in the single payment, what may be reported separately and how to do it.

Minor Procedures

Coding Guide – Minor Surgical Procedures
Commonly Performed Procedures in Primary Care

Articles

Billing for Multiple Surgical Procedures
Selecting CPT® Codes for Excision of Skin Lesions

Skin procedures

Fine Needle Aspiration
Skin Biopsies
Shaving of Epidermal or Dermal Lesions
Excision of Benign or Malignant Lesions
Removal of Sutures and Staples
Destruction of Benign or Pre-Malignant Lesions
Lesion Destruction Tip Sheet
Destruction of Malignant Lesions
Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Modifiers

Global Surgery Coding Guide

E/M Modifiers

Modifier 24
Modifier 25
Modifier 57
What does the decision to perform a minor procedure really mean?
Avoid these 4 costly errors when coding minor surgical procedures
Can I get paid for…an office visit the same day as a minor procedure | Video

Surgical Modifiers

Surgical Modifiers
Modifier 51 or 59? How to know which to bill?
Coding multiple procedures | Examples with modifiers
Problematic Modifiers – 22, -52, -58, -78, -79 | Webinar

Global surgery issues