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Aspiration During Global Period

Published on Fri Nov 01, 2002

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.   Question: After mastectomy, there is sometimes a build up of fluid that needs to be removed, sometimes for weeks afterward, via aspiration. Is this included in the global period of the mastectomy, or can we bill aspiration separately with modifier -58? Michigan Subscriber    
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