Code of Massachusetts Regulations
101 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Title 101 CMR 355.00 - Rates for Freestanding Birth Center Services
Section 355.03 - General Rate Provisions and Payment

Universal Citation: 101 MA Code of Regs 101.355

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Rate Determination. Rates of payment for the facility component of authorized freestanding birth center facility services to which 101 CMR 355.00 applies are the lowest of

(a) the eligible provider's usual fee to the general public;

(b) the eligible provider's actual charge submitted; and

(c) the schedule of allowable rates set forth in 101 CMR 355.03(5).

(2) Individual Consideration and Non-listed Procedures. Rates of payment for freestanding birth center services that are authorized, but not listed in 101 CMR 355.00, services performed in unusual circumstances, and services whose fees are designated by the letters "I.C." are determined on an individual consideration basis.

(3) Terminated Procedures. The purchasing governmental unit determines payment on an individual consideration (I.C.) basis for any procedure that has been terminated after the procedure was initiated.

(4) Services and Payments Covered under Other Regulations. Rules and payment rates for professional services of physicians, certified nurse-midwives, and certified nurse practitioners performed in freestanding birth centers are contained in 101 CMR 355.03(4).

Regulation Title

Regulation Number

Rates for Surgery and Anesthesia Services

101 CMR 316.00

Rates for Medicine Services

101 CMR 317.00

Rates for Radiology Services

101 CMR 318.00

(5) Fee Schedule.

HCPCS Code

Fee

Description

59400-TC

$4,589.24

Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery (with or without episiotomy, and/or forceps) and postpartum care (payment for the mother's length of stay for an all-inclusive global facility obstetrical service without use of forceps)

99460-TC

$1,422.31

Initial hospital or birthing center care, per day, for evaluation and management of normal newborn infant (all-inclusive global facility payment for newborn's length of stay)

S4005

I.C.

Interim labor facility global (labor occurring, but not resulting in delivery) (global facility payment for prepartum services when delivery occurs at another facility)

(6) Provider Preventable Conditions. The following modifiers are used to report provider preventable conditions in accordance with 42 CFR 447.26, and result in nonpayment for services.

Modifier

Description

PA

Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong body part

PB

Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong patient

PC

Wrong surgery or other invasive procedure on patient

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