dballard2004
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Im in a pickle here and need some guidance, please.
Is it correct that per CMS, a surgical complication is still included part of the global period unless the patient returns to the operating room? How does this apply to minor procedures done in a physician's office? Let's say a Medicare patient came in for a laceration repiar and five days later the wound gets infected. Would this fall under the global for CMS, or could we code this with an E/M and append -24 since it is a new condtion because the ICD-9 code changed?
What about a wound dehiscense in this case? If we had to resuture the wound, does this qualify as "return to operating room" since we had to repeat the procedure?
Thanks.
Is it correct that per CMS, a surgical complication is still included part of the global period unless the patient returns to the operating room? How does this apply to minor procedures done in a physician's office? Let's say a Medicare patient came in for a laceration repiar and five days later the wound gets infected. Would this fall under the global for CMS, or could we code this with an E/M and append -24 since it is a new condtion because the ICD-9 code changed?
What about a wound dehiscense in this case? If we had to resuture the wound, does this qualify as "return to operating room" since we had to repeat the procedure?
Thanks.
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