decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2009 Issue 2 (February)
Global Surgical Periods / Major surgery_Services included in the global fee
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Article Overview
This brief coding guidance article reviews Medicare’s major-surgery global period and the general categories of services included in the global surgical fee. It is relevant to coders, billers, and compliance staff who need to understand bundled postoperative and intraoperative services and the broader Medicare context for surgical billing.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding the global surgical period helps prevent unbundling of services that are already included in the major-surgery fee and supports compliant surgical billing under Medicare rules.
What You Will Learn
- How the major-surgery global period is defined at a high level
- What broad categories of services are generally considered part of the global surgical fee
- Why surgical billing around the perioperative period is monitored closely by Medicare
- How CMS guidance is referenced in the article
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical billers
- Compliance staff
- Physician practice administrators
- Surgical office staff
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