Taxonomy Code 176P00000X
Funeral Director
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 176P00000X
- Grouping:
- Other Service Providers
- Classification:
- Funeral Director
- Code Level:
- Level II - Classification
- Definition:
- A person, usually an embalmer, whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and to assist at the funeral rites.
- Notes:
- Source: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, Oakbrook Terrace, IL: 1994, p. 323
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 176P00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for funeral director grouped under other service providers. NPI records indicate a total of 51 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is funeral director of which 18 are registered as females, 16 registered as males and 17 are organizations.
176P00000X is a Level II - Classification taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping. 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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