• 1 Global Periods: Wrap Your Arms Around What Global Surgical Packages Mean to E/M

• 2 News You Can Use: Bill Signed into Law Delays Your Pay Cuts and ICD-10 Implementation

• 3 Specialty Focus -- Orthopedic: Consider the Facts to Determine Fracture Care or a Possible E/M

• 4 Reader Question: Track Post-Op Visits With 99024

• 5 Reader Question: Make a Call to the Payer to Determine Whether E/M is Bundled With Surgery

• 6 Reader Question: Use 99499 When a Service Doesn't Reflect a Code Description

• 7 You Be the Coder: Ask Payer For Preferred Consult Code