Maternal Health & Midwifery

Midwifery office testing can require CLIA certification. Distinguish specimen collection from testing and verify the test, site, and billing requirements.

Perinatal mental health screening needs a reviewer and documented action. Keep questionnaire scores, clinical assessment, and billing requirements clear.

The referral is one step in ongoing care A postpartum patient leaves with recommendations to see a therapist, a pelvic health PT, or a primary care clinician. The chart lists the referrals, but no one knows whether the patient can schedule them. ACOG describes postpartum care as an ongoing process. Its guidance recommends contact with an obstetric care provider within the first three weeks and a comprehensive visit no later than twelve weeks after birth, with ongoing care tai

Use the actual credential from the first application A payer application asks the practice to identify its provider type. The clinician is a midwife, but that broad description may conceal the information the payer needs to evaluate the application. Certified nurse-midwife, certified midwife, and certified professional midwife are distinct credentials. The American College of Nurse-Midwives provides a comparison of their education, certification, licensure, and practice chara

For OB/GYN practices, the upcoming maternity coding changes reach far beyond updating numbers in a billing system. They affect how care is documented, when claims are submitted, how reimbursement is negotiated, and what patients are told about their financial responsibility. Beginning January 1, 2027, the CPT maternity care structure replaces traditional global obstetric codes with separate reporting for prenatal care, labor management, delivery, and postpartum care. The upda