tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 32

Reader Question: Are Global Periods Transferable?

Question: Our physician readmitted a patient who was in a global period for a procedure done by a different physician from a different group. Our physician was on call, and that’s why he saw this patient. Can I bill a hospital visit? Answer: The answer depends on whether your physician had an agreement with the other physician (or the other group) to cover for the other physician. Option 1: If your physician was covering for the other group by a previous arrangement for reciprocal coverage, then he acted as the covered physician and would be included in the...

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