dballard2004
True Blue
I am auditing a chart and this issue has come up. For this clinic, we have two providers. Dr. A and Dr. B. A patient came in to see Dr. A for a skin tag removal. I am aware that there is a 0-10 day global period attached to this procedure. My question is, the patient came in for follow-up three days after the procedure, but they saw Dr. B instead. The providers are questioning this. Does the global still apply to Dr. B since he did not do the surgery? I say yes, but he coded this with a regular E/M and is questioning why it would be 99024 (my detemination). Can anyone help me clearly explain this? Thanks.