Coding Guide – Global Surgery

An Overview of Global Surgery & Surgery Coding Guidelines

Physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in many specialties perform procedures in the office, surgery center or hospital. The payment for procedures includes some pre-op and post-op work, done by the clinician.

There are instances, however, when E/M services may be billed for an initial evaluation for a minor procedure and when E/M services may be billed in the post-op period.  Knowing when to bill for these and when these E/M services are included in the global surgery payment is imperative.  Surgeons and coders also need to know how to bill for additional surgical services in the post-op period.

This guide from CodingIntel explains surgery coding guidelines and the global period for procedures, and includes the contents of our original CPT^® and HCPCS Modifier Guide.

Global Period for CPT^® Codes

Knowing the surgery coding guidelines related to procedures is essential to ensure practice revenue and for submitting claims that are compliant with CPT^® and CMS rules.

Download the Global Surgery Coding Guide below to learn more! And, see our complete list of in-depth coding guides.

Table of contents

• Definition of global package
• Medicare fee schedule
• Bundling and NCCI
• Initial evaluations prior to minor procedure
• E/M and procedure of the same day
• Initial evaluations prior to major procedure
• Pre op evaluations
• Post op evaluations
• Modifiers
• Multiple procedures

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