On Jan. 1, 2027, maternity care coding will shift from global codes to service-level reporting. For health systems, this is far more than just a routine coding update. The change will affect how maternity services are documented, billed, reimbursed, contracted, and attributed to individual clinicians. Health systems that approach the transition as a routine coding change risk revenue disruption in a service line already under financial pressure.

Preparing for this transition will be a team effort, requiring close collaboration across finance, managed care, clinical operations, physician compensation, coding, IT, and revenue cycle. Learn what's changing in maternity billing, what it could mean for your health system, and what you can do to prepare.