Product Description

Within the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, some CPT codes are recognized and composed of global packages that include payment for a surgical service and the related pre- and postoperative evaluation and management (E&M) services. These services are provided during a specified period – typically 10 or 90 days. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compensates physicians for the surgical service and related E&Mservices included in the fee, regardless of the number of E&M services actually provided during the global surgery period. In 2013, the Office of

Product Code: CPT-2017-SEP