Welcome to South Bay. In the heart of South Florida, two major roads, East-West State Road 80 and North-South U.S. 27 intersect. At this crossroads, near the southern bank of Lake Okeechobee, is the City of South Bay. Rich black soil and the lakes vast waters make South Bay a haven for agriculture and recreation.
Key: To indicate you're billing for the postoperative care only, you've got to use modifier 55 (Postoperative management only). Without the modifier, the carrier will include the follow-up visit in the surgery's global period. Cataract surgery has 90 global days, according to the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. How to: On the CMS-1500 form in 24d, enter 66984 and modifier 55.
Surgical procedures may be categorized as major or minor surgery. The inclusion of postoperative care services varies according to the procedureâs global period of 0, 10, or 90 postoperative days, as assigned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The global period for a given CPT code in the Medicare physician fee schedule is available.