Gynecology and women's health · global periods

Gynecology and women's health global periods.

The gynecology procedures with a CMS global package, and how long it runs. Inside the package, routine post-operative visits are 99024; anything else needs the right modifier.

2025 PFS

Commercial payers usually follow CMS global periods but may not; check the contract.

Procedures and their global period.

Global periods as assigned in the 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule. Commercial payers usually follow CMS but may not. Confirm before billing.

Gynecology and women's health procedures with global periods
CodeDescriptionWork RVUGlobal
58100Endometrial sampling (biopsy) without cervical dilation1.53000
57454Colposcopy of the cervix with biopsy and endocervical curettage—000
57455Colposcopy of the cervix with biopsy of the cervix—000
58558Hysteroscopy with sampling of endometrium and/or polypectomy—000
58571Laparoscopy, total hysterectomy, uterus 250 g or less, with removal of tubes and/or ovaries—090
59400Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery and postpartum care—MMM
59510Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, cesarean delivery and postpartum care—MMM
000
0-day global: the visit on the day of the procedure is included; visits afterwards are billed.
090
90-day global: the day before, the day of and 90 days of routine post-operative care are included.
MMM
Maternity global: antepartum, delivery and postpartum care under one code.

Inside the package.

  • Included: the day before (90-day only), the day of, routine post-operative visits (report 99024), dressing changes, suture removal and the usual complications treated in the office.
  • Not included: a return to the operating room (modifier 78), an unrelated problem (24 for a visit, 79 for a procedure), a staged procedure (58), and the visit where surgery was decided (57 for 90-day, 25 for 10-day).
  • The receptionist’s post-op confirmation calls and screening pages fall inside the package too; they cost the practice minutes, not claims.

CPT codes and wRVUsICD-10 codesAll gynecology and women's health references

A receptionist that knows gynecology calls.

Post-op screening forms your surgeons approve, the on-call paged with answers, and confirmation calls before and after the operation.