tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 9

CMS Payment Policies: Look For Proposed Global Period Overhaul

You could charge separate E/M, in many cases. A big surprise hit the presses in the July 11 proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). CMS proposes severely cutting global periods for surgical procedures — a move that could impact pay for many procedures that your general surgeon performs.  Although the proposal is not firm and would not go into effect until 2017, your practice should learn the facts now so that you can look out for your future bottom line.  Eliminate 10- and 90-Day Global Periods You might be surprised to learn what CMS...

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