Taxonomy code 2082S0099X
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician taxonomy code: 2082S0099X
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
About this code
- Code
- 2082S0099X
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Plastic Surgery
- Specialization
- Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A plastic surgeon with additional training in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair and neural surgery. The field is diverse and involves a wide age range of patients, from the newborn to the aged. While both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery is practiced, there are many additional procedures which interface with them.
Providers choose taxonomy code 2082S0099X (Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck) 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.