Taxonomy Code 246ZS0410X
Specialist/Technologist, Other Surgical Technologist
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 246ZS0410X
- Grouping:
- Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
- Classification:
- Specialist/Technologist, Other
- Specialization:
- Surgical Technologist
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of a surgeon to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures, ensuring that the operating room environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. Surgical technologists possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
- Notes:
- Source: Association of Surgical Technologists, Job Description: Surgical Technologist, 2014. [7/1/2014: code modified, title modified, definition added]
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 246ZS0410X is the health care provider taxonomy code for specialist/technologist, other grouped under technologists, technicians & other technical service providers with a specialization in surgical technologist. NPI records indicate a total of 1,071 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is surgical technologist of which 492 are registered as females, 392 registered as males and 187 are organizations.
246ZS0410X 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 Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical 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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