tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 14

Reader Question: Know When to Bill Visits After Global

Question: Code 19101 has a 10-day global period, which means you cannot bill an E/M for anything related to that procedure within that time frame. If the patient continues to have follow-up visits outside the global period, should we then report the appropriate E/M level? Example: Patient has an open breast biopsy on June 15, so the global period goes through June 25. The patient then has additional follow-up visits on June 26, July 3, and July 10. What is the most appropriate way to bill for the three follow-up visits that the surgeon provides outside the global period...

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