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CMS Proposes Cut Down On Global Periods

Published on Wed Oct 29, 2014

You can anticipate a potential to eliminate disparities for E/M payments in global periods. CMS’s proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) was released this summer. This proposal has taken coders by surprise. According to this proposal, there is a potential for cutting global periods for surgical procedures. You may think it will make life easier for your [...]
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