Urology Coding Alert

When your urologist makes the 'decision for surgery' matters.When your urologist performs an evaluation and management (E/M) service, one of the first questions you should ask before you start coding is whether the patient is still under a global period limitation from a previous or upcoming surgery. Getting to know seven types of global periods Medicare assigns to procedure codes, will help you quickly determine whether you can actually report an E/M code. You'll see fewer denials, avoid the stress of worrying whether an audit will uncover services you shouldn't have billed, and ensure you aren't missing out on services you should be billing.Count Your Days for Major or MinorOf the several different types of global periods Medicare has established, three represent the number of days of postoperative care included in the fee for the initial procedure, as described below.000: This period indicates that related preoperative and postoperative care on [...]