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Surgical Coding:

4 Tips Help You Understand the Global Surgical Package Rules

Published on Thu Jul 14, 2022

Remember that modifier 54 must always accompany modifier 55. Although a surgical procedure typically only lasts one day, your ear, nose, and throat specialist’s services may span months after the actual surgery — and in most cases, insurers won’t reimburse separately for those follow-up visits during the global period. Because the pre- and post-surgical care is included in the global [...]
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