decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2016 Issue 8 (August)
Global period: Surgeons will report visits during global period with G codes in 2017
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Article Overview
This article covers CMS’s proposed 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule changes tied to surgical global periods, including a new claims-based reporting approach and the broader effort to gather utilization data for later valuation work. It is relevant to surgeons, physician practices, and coding/billing staff who work with Medicare global surgical packages, especially in specialties that commonly manage post-procedure visits and related services. The article also summarizes the categories of unpaid reporting codes under consideration and the kinds of services CMS is trying to capture.
Why This Topic Matters
It matters because the proposal affects how services during Medicare surgical global periods would be documented and reported, and because the data gathered could influence future valuation of global surgery services.
Article Sections
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Proposed 2017 global service G codes
Overview of the proposed reporting framework for services furnished during surgical global periods, including the general categories of code types and service settings CMS is considering.
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'Typical' visit activities included in codes GXXX1 and GXXX5
A high-level look at the kinds of routine visit activities CMS associates with certain global-period reporting categories.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS proposed to collect data on services furnished during surgical global periods
- Which broad categories of global-period services are being addressed in the proposal
- How the article frames the reporting changes for Medicare surgical packages
- Which specialties and practice settings are most relevant to the discussion
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Surgeons
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Compliance staff
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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