Global surgery questions trip up a lot of CPC exam takers. Modifiers -54, -55, and -56 are used only when surgical care is split between providers not for routine global billing. Documentation must clearly show which part of the global package was performed. If care isn’t split, these modifiers don’t apply. #musculoskeletal #medicalcoding #medicalcodingstudent #medicalcodingexamprep #medicalcodingtips

Same body part. Same goal. Different CPT. In musculoskeletal coding, the surgical approach drives the code not the outcome. Open, percutaneous, and closed procedures are never interchangeable on an exam. 📌 Remember: If the approach changes, the CPT code changes. Which one trips you up most: open, percutaneous, or closed? 👇 #medicalcoding #cptcoding #ahima #musculoskeletal #medicalcodingstudent

Medical Coding for Beginners