Taxonomy code 251J00000X
Nursing Care Agency taxonomy code: 251J00000X
Agencies
About this code
- Code
- 251J00000X
- Grouping
- Agencies
- Classification
- Nursing Care
- For
- Organizations (NPI-2)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A Nursing Care Agency is an entity that provides skilled nursing care through the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), by employees, contracted individuals, or via a registry, in a variety of settings. The agency may engage in providing private duty nursing and/or staffing services.
Providers choose taxonomy code 251J00000X (Nursing Care) 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.