Wiki mastectomy and global period

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Patient had a double mastectomy with 3 node dissection, path came back a week later as Axillary node involvement in one node, the question is if a node excision surgery is done in the global period is that included in the global package.

The insurance termed I week after the mastectomy. Will the doctor get paid under the termed insurance since it is in the global time frame, or billed under the new insurance and the patient has to start over with deductibles and OOP?
 
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Unfortunately the new insurance will be paying for the new surgery even though it is in the global period. It wouldn't be in the "global" period for the new insurance company though.

It is all driven by date of service. If it is all in the same year - her employer might have the "deductible" carry over to the new ins. She can ask. It most likely will have to start all over again with the deductible and co-ins.
 
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