Foley Catheter during surgery
Per the Medicare Claims Processing Manual:
Miscellaneous Services included in the Global Surgical Package - Items such as dressing changes; local incisional care; removal of operative pack; removal of cutaneous sutures and staples, lines, wires, tubes, drains, casts, and splints; insertion, irrigation and removal of urinary catheters, routine peripheral intravenous lines, nasogastric and rectal tubes; and changes and removal of tracheostomy tubes.
http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Internet-Only-Manuals-IOMs.html
Click on Internet Only Manuals--Centers for Medicare and Medicaid,
click on Publication 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing Manual
click on •Chapter 12 - Physicians/Nonphysician Practitioners [PDF, 1MB]
Scroll down to section 40.1 - Definition of a Global Surgical Package
Scroll down to A. - Components of a Global Surgical Package
Scroll down to the 7th bullet
Also, per the NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare Services:
The Medicare global surgery package includes insertion of urinary catheters. CPT codes 51701-51703 (insertion of bladder catheters) should not be reported with any procedure with a global period of 000, 010, or 090 days nor with some procedures with a global period of MMM.
Also, see page 3 of the Global Surgery Fact Sheet - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Edu...oducts/downloads/GloballSurgery-ICN907166.pdf
