Taxonomy Code 2278H0200X
Respiratory Therapist, Certified Home Health
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2278H0200X
- Grouping:
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- Classification:
- Respiratory Therapist, Certified
- Specialization:
- Home Health
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- A certified respiratory therapist that provides home care and fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions. It includes individualized assessment based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2278H0200X is the health care provider taxonomy code for respiratory therapist, certified grouped under respiratory, developmental, rehabilitative and restorative service providers with a specialization in home health. NPI records indicate a total of 333 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is home health of which 117 are registered as females, 61 registered as males and 155 are organizations.
2278H0200X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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