According to our research of Florida and other state lists there were 9 registered sex offenders living in South Bay, Florida as of April 05, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in South Bay to the number of sex offenders is 547 to 1.
Major surgical procedures (90-day global period) There is one day of preoperative care so the global period starts the day prior to the surgery. Care on the day of the surgery is included in the global period unless the decision to perform the surgery was made during the visit on this day. (See modifier -57). There are 92 days in the global surgical period beginning the day before the procedure, the day of the procedure, and the 90 days following it.
Ophthalmology Coding. Billing for a suture removal after global period has ended. Ask an Expert. Answers to Compliance and Medical Coding Questions. Posted 4 Year(s) ago. The Ophthamologist I work for performed a corneal transplant on a patient 2 years ago. The patient is having the sutures removed in the office. Can I bill for an E/M visit and a sutural removal and if so what is the CPT code to use for the removal? Posted 4 Year(s) ago. Normally, the surgeon who does a corneal transplant does not bill for removing sutures if the sutures even need to be removed.