AAPC Surgical Package and Global Period Rules 3

Question 1

Which of the following services is NOT included in the global surgical package?

Accepted Answer

Treatment of conditions unrelated to the surgery during the postoperative period

Answer

Treatment of unrelated conditions during the postoperative period is excluded from the global package and may be billed separately with modifier -24.

Question 2

A procedure assigned a '0-day' global period means postoperative care is included:

Accepted Answer

Only on the day of the procedure

Answer

A 0-day global period means postoperative care on the day of the procedure is bundled, but care on subsequent days is billable separately.

Question 3

In the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, what indicator designates procedures to which the global surgery concept does not apply?

Accepted Answer

XXX

Answer

The indicator 'XXX' means the global surgery concept does not apply to that procedure code.

Question 4

Which modifier is used when the same physician repeats the exact same procedure on the same day?

Accepted Answer

-76

Answer

Modifier -76 is used to indicate that the same procedure was repeated by the same physician on the same day.

Question 5

Under the global surgical package, which of the following services IS separately reportable?

Accepted Answer

Diagnostic services not related to the surgical procedure

Answer

Diagnostic services unrelated to the surgery are separately reportable even when rendered during the global period.

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