What is a taxonomy code and how does a provider acquire one?
The Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code (HCPTC) set is an external, non-medical data code set designed for use in classifying health care providers according to provider type or practitioner specialty in an electronic environment, specifically within the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) health care claim transaction. The HCPTC list is a collection of unique alphanumeric codes, 10 characters in length, commonly called “taxonomy codes.” The code set is structured into three distinct levels that include provider type, classification and area of specialization. The taxonomy codes allow a single provider (individual, group or institution) to identify their areas of specialization. Providers may have one or more areas of specialization. When determining what value or values to associate with a provider, the user needs to review the requirements of the trading partner with which value(s) are being used. The HCPTC set can be found on the Washingt
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