For purposes of Medicare, level III codes were also referred to as local codes. Local codes were established when an insurer preferred that suppliers use a local code to identify a service, for which there is no level I or level II code, rather than use a miscellaneous or not otherwise classified code..
The average age of first time mothers has risen to new highs, according to new federal data. The average age of women having a child for the first time rose from close to 25 in 2000 to around 26 in 2014, according to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics.
Here's what I found in the survey. Considering only births resulting from spontaneous labor: 1  The average first time mom had her baby at 39W,5D. 54.9% of first time moms delivered their babies on or before their due date. 2  This is based on 5079 first time moms who filled out the survey.