Assignment task: Apply coding concepts related to surgical package and Global Period.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Provide a definition of "surgical package" and include what services might be included in addition to the actual surgical procedure.
Review CMS categorizes surgeries as major and minor and established 3 "global periods".
What are the three global periods (not already provided in 3-2-1 Code It or mentioned in another students' posting)
Provide a surgery CPT code and description example for each of the three
Discuss why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) establish these descriptions in 1992.
Book reference: MindTap for Green, M.A. 3-2-1 code it! 10th ed. (2022). Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9780357621325.