Stim codes’ global period reduced from 90 to 10 days this year

Why This Topic Matters

Global period changes can affect how post-procedure services are billed and whether follow-up care is separately payable under Medicare. This update is important for practices that report implanted pain stimulator array services and need to stay current with fee schedule revisions.

Article Sections

1. Medicare update to global period for implanted pain stimulator array services

   Summarizes the Medicare fee schedule update affecting a small set of spinal neurostimulator-related procedures and notes the timing of the change.

2. What it means

   Provides a general explanation of global periods and why the reported timing change matters for follow-up services.

3. Official resource

   Points to the CMS transmittal referenced in the article for additional context and documentation.