Taxonomy code

173000000X: Legal Medicine

173000000X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Legal Medicine, in the Other Service Providers group.

Code details

Code
173000000X
Grouping
Other Service Providers
Classification
Legal Medicine
Specialization
None (this is the general classification code)
Display name
Legal Medicine
Used by
Individuals (NPI-1)

NUCC definition

The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.

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Choosing a taxonomy code

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