Insurance billing
How claims for statutory and private health insurance are typically structured, coded and submitted for midwifery services.
Billing & practice administration for midwives
Every statement, reconciled. Every claim, accounted for.
AZH – Abrechnungszentrale für Hebammen GmbH shares informational resources on how medical billing, practice management and financial administration work for self-employed midwives across Germany.
Since 2010
Supporting midwifery practices with informational billing guidance
What we cover
Four areas midwives ask us about most
An overview of the topics our informational resources are organised around. None of the material below constitutes a paid engagement or binding offer.
Practice management
Organising appointments, client records and day-to-day administration within a self-employed midwifery practice.
Financial administration
General principles behind bookkeeping, income statements and preparing figures for a tax adviser.
Accounts & reminders
How outstanding invoices are typically tracked and followed up within a compliant reminder process.
Regulatory context
Background on the fee schedules and regulations that shape midwifery remuneration in Germany.
Secure documentation
General good practice for handling client documentation and data protection obligations.
15+
Years following developments in midwifery billing practice
DE
Focused on the German statutory and private insurance landscape
100%
Informational content — no paid services offered on this site
How a billing cycle is usually described
From documented visit to reconciled statement
Midwifery billing generally follows a recognisable rhythm: a service is documented, coded against the relevant fee schedule, submitted to the insurer or invoiced directly, and finally reconciled once payment is received.
- Documentation of the service provided to the client
- Coding against the applicable fee schedule
- Submission to the statutory or private insurer
- Reconciliation and follow-up on outstanding items
“Understanding how billing cycles work took the guesswork out of running my practice. Having a clear, plain-language overview made a real difference.”— Independent midwife, Bavaria
Read more about AZHHave a question about how this works?
Reach out and we will point you to the right informational resource.