A global period is the period of time after your surgery when fees for follow up care (office visits) are bundled into the surgical fees. The period starts immediately after surgical procedure has occurred and ends at a predetermined number of days depending on what kind of surgery you have. Most global periods are 90 days following the surgery, but again, those vary.
Depending of the procedure and the progress of the patient, patients will have a series of post-op follow up appointments. Some appointments will fall within that time frame and some could be outside of the global period. Elite does not collect co-pays during the post-op period. Other services such as x-rays or other imaging, injections or any durable medical equipment such as braces, crutches or boots are billed separately and are not included in the global care package. Any services delivered outside the post-op global days are billable including office visits.
If you have any questions about you global period, please reach out to one of our billing representatives