One of our surgeons asked this question yesterday during an education session.
If a patient comes in to see him with an abnormal mammogram and after seeing her
he decides to perform a biopsy (10 day global)...when he sees the patient in follow-up
he now has a diagnosis of breast cancer. Can he charge for this visit during the 10 day global period since this diagnosis has changed from abnormal mammogram to breast cancer or would this still be considered a postoperative follow-up visit?
If a patient comes in to see him with an abnormal mammogram and after seeing her
he decides to perform a biopsy (10 day global)...when he sees the patient in follow-up
he now has a diagnosis of breast cancer. Can he charge for this visit during the 10 day global period since this diagnosis has changed from abnormal mammogram to breast cancer or would this still be considered a postoperative follow-up visit?