Taxonomy code 315D00000X
Inpatient Hospice taxonomy code: 315D00000X
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
About this code
- Code
- 315D00000X
- Grouping
- Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
- Classification
- Hospice, Inpatient
- For
- Organizations (NPI-2)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
A provider organization, or distinct part of the organization, which renders an interdisciplinary program providing palliative care, chiefly medical relief of pain and supporting services, which addresses the emotional, social, financial, and legal needs of terminally ill patients and their families where an institutional care environment is required for the patient.
Providers choose taxonomy code 315D00000X (Hospice, Inpatient) 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.