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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 12
Reader Question: Find 'Global Days' This Way
Question: Many times we need to know the global days of a procedure to help us decide coding issues such as what modifier to use or whether to code a separate E/M procedure. How can we quickly determine CMS's global period for any CPT®code?
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Answer: If you subscribe to an online coding tool such as SuperCoder, you can see the global period and lots of other payment and coverage information about each code when you look it up.
But you can also always find the global days on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule website at (https://www...
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