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OB/GYN Coding 2026: Prenatal, Delivery, Postpartum & Surgery Scenarios

Billing, coding and revenue

CHANNEL: CCO Academy

Summary for practice owners

This chapter-based coding presentation is relevant to OB-GYN owners because it organizes a wide range of billing topics that can affect documentation workflows, claim review, and revenue-cycle training. The title and chapters cover the global maternity package and its component codes, situations where global billing may not apply, itemized antepartum, delivery, and postpartum services, and coding scenarios for vaginal birth, cesarean delivery, VBAC, and multiple gestation. The agenda then turns to ICD-10-CM obstetric codes, trimester and outcome coding, hysterectomy approaches and related details, other gynecology codes, and modifiers.

For an owner, the practical takeaway is to treat coding as a repeatable process that connects clinical documentation, charge capture, and claim submission. A chaptered walk-through can help identify where staff need refreshers or where the practice’s internal reference materials should be reviewed. OB and GYN services span bundled maternity care and separately coded encounters, while surgical procedures introduce their own coding distinctions. That breadth makes consistent handoffs between clinicians, coders, and billing staff important, especially when a case crosses service types or involves multiple clinicians.

The video also signals a discussion of an upcoming coding transition in its final chapter. That makes it useful as a prompt to maintain an update process for coding references and team education. Since there is no transcript available for this item, this summary is based only on the video title and chapter headings; it does not characterize the speaker’s specific explanations or rules. Owners should use it as a map of subjects to review with their coding team and authoritative coding resources, rather than as a substitute for current payer requirements or formal coding guidance.

Owner takeaways

1:33 Review how the global maternity package is handled in the practice’s coding workflow.
8:06 Use the delivery scenario chapters to identify coding topics for team education.
15:13 Include multiple gestation and trimester coding in periodic billing workflow reviews.
21:35 Review procedure coding topics such as hysterectomy approach and related details with coding staff.
29:58 Track coding updates and transition topics through a maintained reference and education process.

Why it made the list

It made the list for its broad OB-GYN revenue-cycle scope, spanning maternity billing, surgery, diagnosis coding, and modifiers. It has 1,395 views and 27 likes.

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