tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 7

Reader Questions: Surgery Consults

Question: When I am consulted in the hospital about a patient and I recommend surgery the next day, does the consultation fall in the 90-day global period because it was done the day before the surgery?California SubscriberAnswer: No. Services on the day of a major surgery or on the day before a major surgery that resulted in the initial decision to perform surgery are not included in the global surgery period and may be billed separately, says Tammy Chidester, CPC, billing supervisor with Upshur Medical Management Services, a multi-specialty coding and billing service in Buckannon, W.Va. Whatever...

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