Surgical Assistant Taxonomy Code: 246ZC0007X
The taxonomy code for Surgical Assistant is 246ZC0007X. 5,416 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
- Classification
- Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Specialization
- Surgical Assistant
- Code
246ZC0007X
A surgical assistant is a skilled practitioner who has undergone formalized education and training as a surgical assistant. The surgical assistant performs surgical functions that include, but are not limited to: retracting, manipulating, suturing, clamping, cauterizing, litigating, and tying tissue; suctioning, irrigating and sponging; positioning the patient; closure of body planes and skin; and participating in hemostasis and volume replacement. Surgical assistants are certified and registered or licensed by the state, or, in states without licensure, certified as surgical assistants by completing appropriate education and training.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Surgical Assistant providers by state
- Texas 1,482
- Florida 950
- Georgia 424
- Virginia 318
- Illinois 307
- Colorado 233
- Kentucky 174
- Arizona 148
- Tennessee 128
- Maryland 105
- Indiana 101
- Ohio 84
- Louisiana 76
- Wisconsin 67
- Nevada 63
- North Carolina 60
- Mississippi 53
- Idaho 53
- Oregon 51
- New York 49
- New Mexico 49
- Oklahoma 47
- California 44
- South Carolina 43
- Pennsylvania 42
- Minnesota 23
- Michigan 20
- Alabama 20
- Missouri 17
- Utah 16
- Massachusetts 16
- Kansas 16
- District of Columbia 16
- Iowa 15
- Maine 12
- Arkansas 12
- New Jersey 11
- Montana 11
- Alaska 11
- New Hampshire 9
- Wyoming 7
- Nebraska 7
- Washington 5
- Delaware 5
- West Virginia 4
- Hawaii 4
- Rhode Island 2
- Puerto Rico 2
- Virgin Islands 1
- South Dakota 1
- Guam 1
- Connecticut 1
Related Specialist/Technologist, Other taxonomy codes
| Code | Specialty |
|---|---|
246Z00000X | Other Specialist/Technologist |
246ZA2600X | Medical Art Specialist/Technologist |
246ZB0301X | Biomedical Engineer |
246ZB0302X | Biomedical Photographer |
246ZB0500X | Biochemist |
246ZB0600X | Biostatistician |
246ZE0500X | EEG Specialist/Technologist |
246ZE0600X | Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist |
246ZG0701X | Graphics Methods Specialist/Technologist |
246ZG1000X | Medical Geneticist (PhD) Specialist/Technologist |
246ZI1000X | Medical Illustrator |
246ZN0300X | Nephrology Specialist/Technologist |
246ZS0410X | Surgical Technologist |
246ZX2200X | Orthopedic Assistant |
How taxonomy codes are used
Providers choose one or more taxonomy codes when they apply for an NPI, and mark one as primary. Payers use the taxonomy on claims and enrollment to match the provider type and specialty, so the code on the claim should match the taxonomy on the NPPES record.