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Billing => Billing => : dh1985 March 12, 2012, 03:13:11 AM

: global billing
: dh1985 March 12, 2012, 03:13:11 AM

I am billing physician hospital charges.  My physician admits a patient to hospital inpatient on 2-3-12 and proceeds to do a D & C (or any procedure that has a 10 day global) on 2-3-12.  Then on 2-4-12 my physician discharges the patient from his inpatient hospital stay.  Would I bill out the discharge for 2-4-12 or would it be included in the 10 day global period.  I know if there would be "other diagnoses" I could bill the discharge but what if it is only the DX that the procedure was performed and I have no other diagnoses?  Any guidance would be so helpful. 

Thanks in advance!

: Re: global billing
: Michele March 13, 2012, 11:40:24 AM

You certainly would bill it, but it would be a matter of whether or not they pay.  That will be up to each insurance carrier on whether they include the discharge as part of the 10 day global.

: Re: global billing
: dh1985 March 14, 2012, 01:35:45 AM

That is what I thought also but just needed a second opinion! Thank you!