The global period for a surgical procedure is measured in days. Choose the correct duration from the options.

• A. 30 days
• B. 60 days
• C. 90 days
• D. 120 days

Answer: (C)

The global period is the window after a surgical procedure during which related postoperative care is bundled into the payment for that surgery. For many major surgeries, that global period runs ninety days. During this time, routine follow-up visits, wound checks, and treatment of common postoperative problems are considered part of the initial procedure and aren’t billed separately. After the global period ends, additional postoperative services would typically be billed separately. Among the standard options, ninety days best fits the typical global-period duration for major procedures; shorter periods like thirty or sixty days are more common for minor procedures in some systems, and one hundred twenty days is not a standard global period.