Taxonomy code

281P00000X: Chronic Disease Hospital

281P00000X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Chronic Disease Hospital, in the Hospitals group.

Code details

Code
281P00000X
Grouping
Hospitals
Classification
Chronic Disease Hospital
Specialization
None (this is the general classification code)
Display name
Chronic Disease Hospital
Used by
Organizations (NPI-2)

NUCC definition

(1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible pathological alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may be expected to require a long period of supervision or care. In addition, patients require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial hospitalization settings. (2) A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes.

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Providers can list up to 15 taxonomy codes on their NPI record and must mark one as primary. Payers often check that the taxonomy code on a claim matches the one on the NPI record, so a mismatch is a common reason for denials.