Newborn Policies

Congratulations on the birth of your baby and thank you for choosing us!


We are committed to having a successful provider-patient relationship. Understanding our newborn policy is part of that relationship.


For parents without insurance at time of delivery, the newborn is considered a self-pay until insurance coverage is obtained and verified. For self-pay patients, payment of $100 is required at the time of service.


For parents who have insurance coverage at time of delivery but the newborn has not yet been enrolled, the bill for the first visit will be held on your account pending insurance coverage. For each subsequent visit while coverage is pending, a refundable payment of $100.00 is required. Once coverage is obtained and primary care provider (PCP) assignment verified, we will refund all payments, less any amount required to cover services rendered before the effective date of insurance or before we became your child’s primary care provider, if required by your insurance carrier.


To reduce your out of pocket expenses, enroll your baby ASAP and make sure we are your newborn’s PCP from the date no later from the baby’s first visit to our office.

  • Parents With Managed Care Organizations ( MCOs)

    It is necessary that you contact the newborn coordinator for your respective MCO so they can assist you in getting your baby enrolled. If your insurance carrier requires that you chose a Primary Care Provider (PCP), make sure you select one of the two providers in this practice:


    TO AVOID BEING AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT PCP.


    If one of the providers is not chosen when required by your insurance, your insurance carrier will deny payment and it will then become 100% your responsibility.


    Here is the list of Newborn coordinators for the MCOs:

  • Parents with Maryland Medical Assistance (MMA)
    • Contact your case manager at the Department of Social Services to inform them of your baby's birth.
    • Follow-up with case manager as needed to ensure that your baby is covered for subsequent visits.

  • Parents with Commercial Insurance
    • It is necessary for you to contact your employer or your insurance provider's member services department WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR CHILD'S BIRTH.
    • You will need to complete the appropriate forms to add baby to your family policy. THIS IS NOT DONE AUTOMATICALLY.
    • If the paper work is not completed and received by insurance carrier within the 30-days grace period, there is a strong possibility that coverage will be denied until the next insurance open enrollment period through your employer.
    • To avoid any charges that you will be responsible for if your baby is not a covered dependent, please fill out the forms WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR CHILD"S BIRTH.

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