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Health Care Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs)

Effective January 1, 2007, institutional Medicare providers who submit claims for their primary facility and its subparts (such as psychiatric unit, rehabilitation unit, etc.) must report a taxonomy code on all claims submitted to their fiscal intermediary.

The HPTCs are maintained by the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC).  Codes are updated twice a year.  The January publication is effective for use on April 1st and the July publication is effective for use on October 1st.  The updates identify active, modified, and new codes and definitions.  The HPTC list is available from the Washington Publishing Company (WPC) WWW globe Web site.

The following chart can be used to crosswalk the OSCAR (Online Survey Certification and Reporting System) number to the appropriate taxonomy code for your type of facility.  The chart also identifies whether the HPTC and definition is active, modified or new under the most recent version.  The taxonomy code will assist Medicare in crosswalking from the national provider identifier (NPI) of the provider to each of its subparts in the event that the provider chooses not to apply for a unique NPI for each of its subparts individually.

OSCAR Provider Type OSCAR Coding Taxonomy Code Version 8.0 January 2008
Short-term (General and Specialty) Hospitals 0001-0879 *Positions 3-6 of the OSCAR number 282N00000X Active
Critical Access Hospitals 1300-1399 * 282NC0060X Active
Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCH Swing Beds submitting with type of bill 18X must use the LTCH taxonomy code) 2000-2299 * 282E00000X Active
Hospital Based Renal Dialysis Facilities 2300-2499* 261QE0700X Active
Independent Renal Dialysis Facilities 2500-2899* 261QE0700X Active
Rehabilitation Hospitals 3025-3099 * 283X00000X Active
Children’s Hospitals 3300-3399 * 282NC2000X Active
Hospital Based Satellite Renal Dialysis Facilities 3500-3699 Type of Bill 72X and taxonomy code of 261QE0700X and a zip code different than any renal dialysis facility issued an OSCAR number that is located on that hospital’s campus Active
Psychiatric Hospitals 4000-4499 * 283Q00000X Active
Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) P in third Position of the OSCAR number 335U00000X Active
Psychiatric Unit M or S in third Position 273R00000X Active
Rehabilitation Unit R or T in third Position 273Y00000X Active
Swing-Bed U, W, Y, or Z in third Position Type of bill X8X with one of the following to show type of facility in which the swing bed is located: 275N00000X-short term hospital (U); 282E00000X-long term care hospital (W); 283X00000X-rehabilitation facility (Y); or 282NC0060X-critical access hospital (Z) Active

Reference: Change Request 5243 WWW globe on the CMS web site.

Page last updated: May 6, 2008

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