appears_in: []
contributor:
  email: cthoyt@gmail.com
  github: cthoyt
  name: Charles Tapley Hoyt
  orcid: 0000-0003-4423-4370
depends_on: []
deprecated: false
description: "The Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set is an external, nonmedical\
  \ data code set designed for use in an electronic environment, specifically within\
  \ the ASC X12N Health Care transactions. This includes the transactions mandated\
  \ under HIPAA.\n\nThe taxonomy code is a unique alphanumeric code, ten characters\
  \ in length. The code set is structured into three distinct \"Levels\" including\
  \ Provider Grouping, Classification, and Area of Specialization.\n\n - **Level I,\
  \ Provider Grouping** A major grouping of service(s) or occupation(s) of health\
  \ care providers. For example: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians, Dental Providers,\
  \ Hospitals, etc.\n - **Level II, Classification** A more specific service or occupation\
  \ related to the Provider Grouping. For example, the Classification for Allopathic\
  \ & Osteopathic Physicians is based upon the General Specialty Certificates as issued\
  \ by the appropriate national boards. The following boards will however, have their\
  \ general certificates appear as Level III areas of specialization strictly due\
  \ to display limitations of the code set for Boards that have multiple general certificates:\
  \ Medical Genetics, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry & Neurology, Radiology, Surgery,\
  \ Otolaryngology, Pathology.\n - **Level III, Area of Specialization** A more specialized\
  \ area of the Classification in which a provider chooses to practice or make services\
  \ available. For example, the Area of Specialization for provider grouping Allopathic\
  \ & Osteopathic Physicians is based upon the Subspecialty Certificates as issued\
  \ by the appropriate national boards."
example: 207LH0002X
example_extras: []
homepage: https://taxonomy.nucc.org
keywords: []
mappings: {}
name: National Uniform Claim Committee Taxonomy
namespace_in_lui: false
pattern: ^\d{3}\w(\w|\d_)\d{4}X$
preferred_prefix: nucc.taxonomy
prefix: nucc.taxonomy
providers: []
publications: []
references:
- https://www.nucc.org/images/stories/CSV/nucc_taxonomy_221.csv
- https://www.nucc.org
synonyms: []
