Tip: Make sure the ICD-9 coding & documentation support follow-up visits after the global. Question: Code 19101 has a 10-day global period, which means you cannot bill an E/M for anything related to that procedure within that time frame. If the patient continues to have follow-up visits outside the global period, should we then report the [...] Related articles:

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