Medical service that has both a professional and technical component such as in some radiological procedures. CPT modifier -26 indicates the professional component and modifier -TC indicates the technical component. When billing if no modifier is present, it is assumed the physician provided the global service. Also see professional component and technical component .

Medicare policy relating to surgical procedures in which preoperative and postoperative visits (24 hour prior [major] and day of [minor]), usual intraoperative services, and complications not requiring an additional trip to the operating room are included in one fee. See also surgical package .