AAPC Surgical Package and Global Period Rules 1

Question 1

What does the CMS global surgical package include?

Accepted Answer

The operation plus related pre- and postoperative care

Answer

Preoperative visits only

Answer

Only the surgical procedure itself

Answer

All office visits for one year

Question 2

What is the global period for a minor surgical procedure?

Accepted Answer

0 or 10 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

60 days

Answer

90 days

Question 3

Which modifier is used on an E/M service when the decision for a major surgery is made on the day before or the day of surgery?

Accepted Answer

-57

Answer

-25

Answer

-24

Answer

-79

Question 4

What is the global period for most major surgical procedures under Medicare?

Accepted Answer

90 days

Answer

10 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

60 days

Question 5

Which modifier indicates that an unrelated procedure was performed by the same physician during the postoperative period?

Accepted Answer

-79

Answer

-58

Answer

-78

Answer

-76

Question 6

Modifier -58 is used when a subsequent procedure during the postoperative period is:

Accepted Answer

Staged, anticipated, or more extensive than the original procedure

Answer

Unrelated to the original surgery

Answer

A return to the OR for a complication

Answer

Performed by a different surgeon