tci E/M Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Remember MACs, Individual Payers Are Resources for Information

Question: For a postoperative, related evaluation and management (E/M) visit within the global surgery period, should I still submit the claim to the payer despite the inevitable denial? Or is it common practice to code the claim and then immediately write it off? Montana Subscriber Answer: In the case of postoperative E/M visits, you should check your practice’s guidelines as to whether it typically bills for (related) postoperative claims within the global period. Regardless of whether you end up submitting to the payer, you should use code 99024 (Postoperative follow-up visit, normally included in the surgical package, to...

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