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Taxonomy code 253Z00000X

In Home Supportive Care Agency taxonomy code: 253Z00000X

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About this code

Code
253Z00000X
Grouping
Agencies
Classification
In Home Supportive Care
For
Organizations (NPI-2)
Code set
NUCC version 26.1

Definition

An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, and bladder and bowel requirements; homemaker services and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), e.g., taking medications, shopping for groceries, laundry, housekeeping, and companionship; and/or supervision or cuing so that a person can perform tasks themselves.

Providers choose taxonomy code 253Z00000X (In Home Supportive 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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In Home Supportive Care Agency providers

Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.