decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2010 Issue 6 (June)
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Article Overview
This article answers a billing and coding question about how to think about procedural global periods, surgical complexity, and the separate evaluation of medical decision-making. It is aimed at coders, billers, and clinicians who work with evaluation and management concepts and procedure-related risk assessment. The discussion references CMS guidance and focuses on general categories of procedures and case-by-case assessment rather than broad rules that apply to every patient.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding the distinction between procedure global days and medical decision-making is important for accurate evaluation and management reporting and for avoiding oversimplified assumptions based on procedure type alone.
What You Will Learn
- How procedure global days are used as a general indicator of minor versus major surgery
- Why medical decision-making is assessed separately from procedure global days
- How case-specific risk factors can affect complexity assessment
- Where to find related CMS guidance
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billers
- Compliance staff
- Physicians and advanced practitioners
- Revenue cycle staff
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