tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 22

Part B Coding Coach: Guest Columnist: Alice Marie Reybitz, RN, BA, CPC, CPC-H - Apply These Surefire Tips for 90-Day Global Period Sucess

Think there really are 90 days in this period? Find out the truth As Medicare has proven time and time again, you can never brush up on your global period skills too much.The 90-day global surgical package has gotten quite a lot of press recently, and there still seems to be some confusion and misinformation out there. So let's look at what that -global package- is all about.The global period rule reads, -To determine the global period for major surgeries, carriers count the day immediately before surgery, the day of surgery and the 90 days immediately following...

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