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2027 Substrate Maternity Resource Center

Global billing for maternity is ending.

Today, maternity care is largely billed using a "global" code. Beginning January 1, 2027, CPT revisions will allow care to be reported more granularly at the service level. January 1 is the CPT effective date, but each payer might choose to transition billing on their own timeline.

The 2027 Substrate Maternity Resource Center tracks which of your payers are moving off global maternity billing, so you can adapt proactively. For more background, see the AMA CPT 2027 maternity care services update.

161Tracked Payers
28confirmed 2027 guidance
41proposed but not final
16pending payer guidance
14awareness notice only
62policies unchanged

Current As Of September 2026

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Enter the state, payer or plan, date of service, delivery date or EDD, visit number, and service phase to get that payer's own maternity billing instruction with its source.

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State results include exact state records and clearly labeled national commercial guidance. National guidance does not confirm a state-plan, Medicaid, or Medicare Advantage policy.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

CT; IL; NM; TX; UT

RP044 is effective 2026-05-22 and describes current professional-provider maternity reimbursement. It permits global billing for complete care under specified provider/location/TIN conditions and describes separate billing for partial or transferred care. This document does not state a 2027 CPT implementation date or transition rules.

Published
Not stated in source
Transition starts
Not stated in RP044
Billing starts
May 22, 2026
Evidence checked
2026-08-28
Billing notes and scope

Scope: BCBSTX professional-provider obstetrical maternity claims. Specific member-product and program applicability is not identified in the document; this is not 2027 implementation guidance.

Transition: RP044 does not address the 2027 maternity CPT deletion or state a transition or grace period. Its silence does not establish whether other payer guidance exists.

Global billing: RP044 permits global billing when antepartum, delivery, and postpartum care are provided by the same QHP or another QHP at the same location under the same TIN. It also describes component billing, including a separate-billing option for providers at the same location/same TIN. Claims must use valid code combinations; the document does not authorize continued use of deleted codes pending a payer notice.

Plan documents and provider contracts govern conflicts with this policy. Confirm applicability to the member's product; the document does not identify commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, or STAR/CHIP applicability. The supplied PDF does not state the reimbursement-index rule about out-of-network policies becoming effective when posted.

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Cover summary, selected payers and states, the evaluation rubric, and one page per policy document with verbatim payer guidance and source links.

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Frequently asked questions

What you need to know

Is global billing for maternity ending everywhere at once?

No. CPT revisions take effect January 1, 2027, but that is not each payer's billing date. Search tracked payers to see who published a transition date, whose guidance is still proposed, and whose policies are unchanged.

What is changing about maternity billing in 2027?

Today, maternity care is largely reported using a global code. Beginning January 1, 2027, CPT revisions will allow care to be reported more granularly at the service level. Whether and when a payer moves off global billing depends on that payer's own policy.

How do I see what’s changing by payer in my market?

Search the 2027 Substrate Maternity Resource Center by payer, then open the primary policy. Confirm the transition and billing dates, and recheck the source before submitting claims. This is policy intelligence, not coding or legal advice.

Can I download policies for multiple payers?

Yes. Select payer cards and download an offline source packet containing the policy summary plus links to the maternity policy and the payer policy homepage. The source documents remain on each payer's website.

Disclaimer

The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute billing, coding, or reimbursement advice. Nothing on this page should be relied upon as a substitute for clinician assessment, professional billing guidance, or as a definitive statement of any payor's billing requirements or policies.

Payor agreements, fee schedules, and billing policies vary and are subject to change. Before submitting any claims related to maternity care services — including claims affected by the 2027 CPT code revisions — providers should consult the applicable payor agreements, coverage policies, and billing guidelines to confirm current requirements for their specific payor contracts.

Substrate makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the payor-specific information presented here. Providers are solely responsible for ensuring that all claims are submitted in accordance with applicable payor requirements, and Substrate assumes no liability for claim denials, underpayments, or other adverse outcomes arising from reliance on this information.

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