Taxonomy codes are national specialty codes used by providers to indicate their specialty at the claim level. PPOs also use provider specialties to group like type provider types and indicate correct specialty designations on provider finders.
Attached is a table of the HealthLink, NCPPO and AHI provider specialty designations with their corresponding taxonomy codes and internal codes present on par files.
| SPECIALTY DESCRIPTION |
SPECIALTY CODE |
TAXONOMY CODE |
| HOSPITAL |
000 |
282N00000X |
| ANESTHESIOLOGY |
001 |
207L00000X |
| FAMILY PRACTICE |
002 |
207Q00000X |
| INTERNAL MEDICINE |
003 |
207R00000X |
| ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY |
004 |
207K00000X |
| RHEUMATOLOGY |
005 |
207RR0500X |
| CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
006 |
207RC0000X |
| DERMATOLOGY |
007 |
207N00000X |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY |
008 |
207RE0101X |
| GASTROENTEROLOGY |
009 |
207RG0100X |
| HEMATOLOGY |
010 |
207RH0000X |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
011 |
207RI0200X |
| NEPHROLOGY |
012 |
207RN0300X |
| NEUROLOGY |
013 |
2084N0400X |
| PULMONARY |
014 |
207RP1001X |
| OB-GYN |
015 |
207V00000X |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY |
016 |
207W00000X |
| OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT) |
017 |
207Y00000X |
| PATHOLOGY |
018 |
207ZP0105X |
| PEDIATRICS |
019 |
208000000X |
| PERIODONTICS |
020 |
1223P0300X |
| PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION |
021 |
208100000X |
| PSYCHIATRY |
022 |
2084P0800X |
| RADIOLOGY |
023 |
2085R0202X |
| GENERAL & VASCULAR SURGERY |
024 |
2086S0129X |
| NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY |
025 |
207T00000X |
| ORAL SURGERY |
026 |
204E00000X |
| ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY |
027 |
207X00000X |
| PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY |
028 |
2086S0122X |
| THORACIC SURGERY |
029 |
208G00000X |
| UROLOGY |
030 |
208800000X |
| PAIN MANAGEMENT |
031 |
208VP0000X |
| PSYCHOLOGY |
032 |
103T00000X |
| PROCTOLOGY |
033 |
208C00000X |
| MEDICAL & SURGICAL SUPPLY |
034 |
332B00000X |
| DIALYSIS |
035 |
261QE0700X |
| FREE-STANDING DIAGNOSTIC |
036 |
261Q00000X |
| REHABILITATION |
037 |
261QR0400X |
| GROUP PRACTICE |
038 |
208D00000X |
| OTHER NON-SPECIFIC |
039 |
208D00000X |
| PODIATRY |
040 |
213E00000X |
| HOME HEALTH |
041 |
251E00000X |
| REFERENCE LABORATORY |
042 |
291U00000X |
| OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER (Billing on UB/92) |
043 |
261QA1903X |
| GENERAL SURGERY |
044 |
208600000X |
| HAND SURGERY |
045 |
2086S0105X |
| GLAUCOMA SPECIALIST |
046 |
207W00000X |
| GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY |
047 |
208600000X |
| PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY |
048 |
207W00000X |
| GERIATRICS |
049 |
207RG0300X |
| NUCLEAR MEDICINE |
050 |
207U00000X |
| METABOLISM |
051 |
207RE0101X |
| DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE |
052 |
2085R0202X |
| PEDIATRIC ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY |
053 |
2080P0201X |
| PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY |
054 |
2080P0202X |
| PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY |
055 |
2080P0006X |
| PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
056 |
2080P0204X |
| PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY |
057 |
2080P0205X |
| PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY |
058 |
2080P0206X |
| MEDICAL GENETICS |
059 |
207SG0201X |
| NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE |
060 |
2080N0001X |
| PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
061 |
2080P0208X |
| NEONATOLOGY |
062 |
2080N0001X |
| PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY |
063 |
2080P0210X |
| PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY |
064 |
2084N0402X |
| PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY |
065 |
207YP0228X |
| PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
066 |
2084P0804X |
| PEDIATRIC UTI & LEAD POISONING |
067 |
208000000X |
| PEDIATRIC SURGERY |
068 |
2086S0120X |
| PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
069 |
2086S0120X |
| AMBULANCE |
070 |
341600000X |
| PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY |
071 |
207XP3100X |
| PEDIATRIC PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY |
072 |
2086S0122X |
| PEDIATRIC UROLOGICAL SURGERY |
073 |
2088P0231X |
| GERIATRIC SURGERY |
074 |
208600000X |
| GENERAL PRACTICE |
075 |
208D00000X |
| CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
076 |
208G00000X |
| GYNECOLOGY |
077 |
207VG0400X |
| PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY |
078 |
103TC2200X |
| PEDIATRIC PULMONARY DISEASE |
079 |
2080P0214X |
| COLON & RECTAL SURGERY |
080 |
208C00000X |
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
081 |
207P00000X |
| PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY |
082 |
2080P0207X |
| RADIATION ONCOLOGY |
083 |
2085R0001X |
| DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
084 |
332B00000X |
| PHYSICAL THERAPY |
085 |
261QP2000X |
| OPTOMETRIST |
086 |
152W00000X |
| DENTIST |
087 |
122300000X |
| HOME INFUSION |
088 |
251F00000X |
| SPEECH THERAPY |
089 |
235Z00000X |
| CLINIC |
090 |
261Q00000X |
| CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY |
091 |
261QR0405X |
| GYNECOLOGY INFERTILITY |
092 |
207VE0102X |
| NURSING |
093 |
163W00000X |
| HOSPICE CARE |
094 |
251G00000X |
| PERINATOLOGY |
095 |
2080N0001X |
| GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY |
096 |
207VX0201X |
| VASCULAR SURGERY |
097 |
2086S0129X |
| AUDIOLOGY |
098 |
231H00000X |
| CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY |
099 |
207RC0001X |
| SOCIAL WORKER |
100 |
104100000X |
| DIETITIAN |
101 |
133V00000X |
| HEAD & NECK SURGERY |
102 |
207YX0007X |
| OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE |
103 |
2083X0100X |
| REGISTERED PSYCHIATRIC NURSE |
104 |
163WP0808X |
| REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY |
105 |
207VE0102X |
| PREVENTIVE MEDICINE |
106 |
2083P0500X |
| SKILLED NURSING FACILITY |
107 |
314000000X |
| NURSING HOME |
108 |
313M00000X |
| PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY |
109 |
2080P0216X |
| ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY |
110 |
246X00000X |
| PHARMACY |
111 |
333600000X |
| MATERNAL/FETAL MEDICINE |
112 |
207VM0101X |
| CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY |
113 |
208G00000X |
| DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY |
114 |
2085R0202X |
| ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE |
115 |
175L00000X |
| PEDIATRIC ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY |
116 |
2080P0216X |
| CRITICAL CARE |
117 |
207RC0200X |
| PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE |
118 |
2080P0203X |
| ONCOLOGY |
119 |
207RX0202X |
| ADOLESCENT MEDICINE |
120 |
207RA0000X |
| MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE |
121 |
204D00000X |
| DERMATOPATHOLOGY |
122 |
207ZD0900X |
| SPECIALTY LABORATORIES |
123 |
291U00000X |
| ORTHOTICS/PROSTHETICS |
124 |
335E00000X |
| MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES |
125 |
261QR0208X |
| MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY |
126 |
2083T0002X |
| BREAST PROSTHESIS & SUPPLIES |
127 |
332B00000X |
| OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER (Billing on CMS-1500) |
128 |
261QA1903X |
| PA/PAC |
129 |
363A00000X |
| AEROSPACE MEDICINE |
130 |
2083A0100X |
| PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR |
131 |
101Y00000X |
| NURSE PRACTITIONER |
132 |
363L00000X |
| HOSPITALIST |
133 |
208M00000X |
| SLEEP MEDICINE |
134 |
207RS0012X |
| HYPERBARIC MEDICINE |
135 |
2083P0011X |
| PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY |
136 |
207T00000X |
| NURSE MIDWIFE |
137 |
367A00000X |
| SURGERY-CRITICAL CARE |
138 |
2086S0102X |
| NEUROMUSKULOSKELETAL MEDICINE |
139 |
204C00000X |
| SPORTS MEDICINE |
140 |
207RS0010X |
| MARITAL & FAMILY THERAPIST |
141 |
106H00000X |
| INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY |
142 |
207RI0011X |
| CRNA |
143 |
367500000X |
| SLEEP MEDICINE CENTER |
144 |
261QS1200X |
| GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY |
145 |
2084P0805X |
| NEUROTOLOGY |
146 |
207YX0901X |
| NEURORADIOLOGY |
147 |
2085N0700X |
| PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORAL |
148 |
2080P0006X |
| CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY |
149 |
2084N0600X |
| PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION |
150 |
2051P0010X |
| REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST |
151 |
246ZS0400X |
| RESPIRATORY THERAPY |
152 |
227800000X |
| RETAIL HEALTH CLINIC |
154 |
261Q00000X |
| CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST |
155 |
364S00000X |
| ACUPUNCTURE |
156 |
171100000X |
| VASCULAR NEUROLOGY |
157 |
2084V0102X |
| SPECIAL MATERNITY CARE |
200 |
251E00000X |
| URGENT CARE |
222 |
261QU0200X |
| AMBULATORY SURGICAL SUITE |
300 |
FOR NCPPO AMSURG ONLY-SEE CODE FOR MD'S PRIMARY SPECIALTY |
| CHIROPRACTIC |
333 |
111N00000X |
| REHABILITATION HOSPITAL |
444 |
283X00000X |
| PHO |
555 |
208D00000X |
| NETWORKS |
666 |
208D00000X |
| HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN CHARGES |
998 |
282N00000X |
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVIDER |
999 |
174400000X |
