Taxonomy code 246ZC0007X
Surgical Assistant taxonomy code: 246ZC0007X
Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
About this code
- Code
- 246ZC0007X
- Grouping
- Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
- Classification
- Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Specialization
- Surgical Assistant
- For
- Individuals (NPI-1)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A surgical assistant is a skilled practitioner who has undergone formalized education and training as a surgical assistant. The surgical assistant performs surgical functions that include, but are not limited to: retracting, manipulating, suturing, clamping, cauterizing, litigating, and tying tissue; suctioning, irrigating and sponging; positioning the patient; closure of body planes and skin; and participating in hemostasis and volume replacement. Surgical assistants are certified and registered or licensed by the state, or, in states without licensure, certified as surgical assistants by completing appropriate education and training.
Providers choose taxonomy code 246ZC0007X (Specialist/Technologist, Other, Surgical Assistant) 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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Surgical Assistant providers
- Nicole Marie Wagner, LSAWylie, TX
Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.