Taxonomy Code 282N00000X: Hospitals — General Acute Care Hospital

What Does Taxonomy Code 282N00000X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 282N00000X translates to:
"Accredited Inpatient Medical & Surgical Hospital (24/7 Emergency & ICU Care)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code A0[7] (Hospital-General) • CMS Code A0[7] (Hospital-Acute Care) • CMS Code A0[7] (Hospital-Short-Term (General and Specialty)) • CMS Code A0[7] (Rural Emergency Hospitals)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: The Joint Commission (TJC) / CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP)
Clinical Scope: Acute chest pain, stroke symptoms (F.A.S.T.), severe shortness of breath, major trauma, high fever with sepsis signs, acute abdominal pain, or surgical emergencies.

Standard Scope of Care (Hospitals — General Acute Care Hospital)

• Emergency Department Resuscitation & Trauma Stabilization (CPT 99281–99285)
• Inpatient Acute Medical & Critical Care Admission (DRG / CPT 99221–99291)
• Cross-Sectional Diagnostic Imaging: CT, MRI & Ultrasound
• Inpatient General, Orthopedic & Cardiothoracic Surgery
• 24-Hour Clinical Laboratory, Blood Bank & Microbiology Services

• Broad-Spectrum IV Antimicrobials (Ceftriaxone, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Vancomycin, Linezolid)
• Parenteral Anticoagulants & Thrombolytics (Heparin, Enoxaparin, Alteplase)
• Balanced Crystalloid Infusions & Oral Rehydration Protocols
• Perioperative Anesthetics, Vasopressors & Analgesics