Global Periods

by  Wyn Staheli, Director of Content - innoviHealth
Feb 22nd, 2017

There are three types of global periods:

1.  Zero day Global Period (endoscopies and some minor procedures)

• No preoperative or postoperative period
• E/M done the same day is generally not separately payable.

2.  10-Day Global Period (other minor procedures)

• No preoperative period
• E/M done the same day is generally not separately payable.
• Total global period is 11 days. Count the day of surgery and 10 days following the day of the surgery.

3.  90-Day Global Period (major procedures)

• One day preoperative included
• Day of the procedure is generally not payable as a separate service
• Total global period is 92 days. Count one day before the day of the surgery, the day of surgery, and the 90 days immediately following the day of surgery.