CPT Surgery: The Global Package & Multiple Procedures
Coding procedures beyond the office visit — the global surgical package, multiple procedures, radiology components, lab panels, vaccines and injections.
The global surgical package
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A surgical code includes more than the cut itself. The 'global package' bundles:
• the pre-operative visit the day before or day of surgery (for major surgery),
• the procedure and typical anesthesia by the surgeon (local/topical),
• routine post-op care during the global period (0, 10 or 90 days, set by Medicare).
You don't bill routine follow-ups separately during the global period. Unrelated problems or complications needing a return to the OR are reported with modifiers.