Question 1
What item(s) might an insurance company require to substantiate the use of a modifier?
◦ a copy of the signed consent
◦ photographs or video of the surgery
◦ preapproval
◦ additional documentation
Question 2
The
global period is the time
◦ frame that includes surgery and recovery of a patient
◦ frame established by the insurance company during which the provider must render all services related to a surgery
◦ allotted by the insurance company for a patient to remain hospitalized after surgery
◦ allotted by the hospital for surgeons to complete a surgical procedure