Question:   

 Can Nurse practitioner perform/bill for surgical procedures?

 Answer:

According to CMS, Major surgical procedures (90-day global period) are generally not a covered service when billed by a NPP.     

Minor surgical procedures (10-day global period) are generally covered when billed by an NPP if determined:

• to be within the usual training of a PA/NP/CNS;
• that the risk of performing the procedure would be acceptable when provided by a nonphysician practitioner; and
• that the usual training includes expertise required to make the decision to perform the procedures

Original text is here.

Thanks to Elina Sabilova, CPC, CFPC, CPMA, CMRS.