AABC Price Transparency Data Reports

For members who have completed the Learning Collaborative for Birth Center Sustainability course, the AABC Price Transparency Data Reports are the essential resources you need to help negotiate equitable contracts for your birth center. The raw data is obtained by AABC through a licensing agreement with Turquoise Health. 

Facility Services Data Report

This customized report provides a data analysis of common hospital facility revenue codes for maternity and normal newborn care for your state, plus one adjoining state. 

What the Report Includes:

Your facility services data report provides price data at the time the report is generated, including:

  • National average, minimum, and maximum rates.
  • Data for your state, plus one additional adjoining state.
  • Data from one local hospital of your choosing.
Pricing:
  • Facility Services Data Report: $1200. Underlying Data: $400
  • Save 15% when you purchase both the Facility Services and the Professional Services reports together. 


Professional Services Data Report

This companion to our existing Facility Services Data Report leverages the Turquoise Health payer rates database to provide aggregated price data, including rates from both independent and hospital-based practices. 

What the Report Includes:

This report provides the minimum, average, and maximum rates for a set of 12 key CPT/HCPCS codes specifically for commercial payers only within your birth center's state. Managed care data is not available at this time. 

The 12 Included Codes are:

    • 59400 - Global OB package including ante-, intra-, and postpartum care
    • 59409 - Vaginal delivery only
    • 59426 - Antepartum care only, 7+ visits
    • 59430 - Postpartum care only
    • 99204 - New patient office visit, 45-59 minutes
    • 99214 - Established patient office visit, 30-39 minutes
    • 99403 - Preventive medicine, individual counseling
    • 99460 - Initial hospital or birth center care, per day, for normal newborn
    • 76815 - Limited ultrasound
    • 96127 - Brief emotional/behavioral assessment
    • 99391 - Preventive visit, infant 0-1 years
    • 99395 - Preventive visit for established patient 18-39 years

Here's a snippet of what your report will look like:

Pricing:
    • Professional Services Data Report: $1200. Underlying Data: $400
    • Save 15% when you purchase both the Facility Services and the Professional Services reports together. 
    • Save 30% on the Professional Services Report if you've already purchased the Facility Services Report. Contact Cathy Duffy (cathyduffy@birthcenters.org) for details on how to get this discount.


Underlying Data Option

The underlying data for your report can be added to your order for an additional $400 per report. This file provides the raw hospital dataset on which the minimum, average, and maximum state rates are based. If you choose to add this option to your order, you will be invoiced separately.


Important Information

    • You must have completed the Learning Collaborative for Birth Center Sustainability course to be eligible to purchase this report.
    • Your birth center must sign a licensing agreement before receiving your report. The licensee is prohibited from sharing the Licensed Material with any related entities, other birth centers, or any third parties.
    • Please allow 2-3 weeks for reports to be generated.
    • If you have any questions, please reach out to Cathy Duffy - cathyduffy@birthcenters.org or 215.234.8068.