Find information on global surgery billing guidance and other related resources.

• Global surgery period: Use the fee lookup tool, referring to the global surgery policy indicator for global period details
• Critical care visits and global surgery

Billing guidance and FAQs

• Billing FAQs
• Understanding evaluation and management
• Modifier 24 - Unrelated E/M service during postoperative global period
• Modifier 25 - Service performed on the same day of another global period procedure
• Modifiers 54 and 55 - Postoperative global period co-management
• Modifier 57 - Initial decision for major surgery
• Modifier 58 - Related or staged procedure during global period
• Modifier 62 - Co-surgery
• Modifier 66 - Surgical team
• Modifier 78 - Return surgery due to complication during global period
• Modifier 79 - Unrelated procedure by same physician during postoperative global period
• Learn how to avoid these common claim denials
  • CO 97
  • CO 236

Related articles

• Postoperative co-management -- modifiers 54 and 55

References

• CMS IOM Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, sections 20.3, 30.6 & 40
• Global Surgery Data Collection
• MLN Booklet - Global Surgery (MLN907166)