Taxonomy code 175M00000X
Lay Midwife taxonomy code: 175M00000X
Other Service Providers
About this code
- Code
- 175M00000X
- Grouping
- Other Service Providers
- Classification
- Midwife, Lay
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states.
Providers choose taxonomy code 175M00000X (Midwife, Lay) when they apply for or update their NPI. A provider can list several codes and marks one as primary; the code describes the type of care, not a license or board certification.
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Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.