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This week's question is answered by Regan Bode, CPC, CPC-H, CPMA, CEMC, ACS-EM, content manager for DecisionHealth and consultant for DecisionHealth Professional Services.
Q. Do the surgery global periods apply to the assistant at surgery the same way that they apply to the primary surgeon?
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