Beginning January 1, 2027, services for antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum will be coded separately. The old global approach to billing obstetric care was intended to simplify billing, but it no longer reflects the variation and complexity of care across the phases of pregnancy.
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Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) reviews remain a bit of an albatross in the CDI community, with scarce educational resources, different clinical indicators, and a need to constantly change and adapt to keep up with an evolving field.
With extensive CPT coding changes on the horizon for all aspects of maternity care, revenue cycle professionals should review key updates for prenatal services.
