Global Period for Debridement

Question:

I thought the global period of debridement of muscle or bone was 10 days. Is that true?

Answer:

The debridement codes were revised in 2011 and the global period for all codes (11042-11047) was revised to 0 days.

*This response is based on the best information available as of 3/14/19.

 
 
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