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In Home Supportive Care Taxonomy Code 253Z00000X

253Z00000X Level II - Classification
60,688Registered providers
26.0NUCC version
54States & territories
Definition
An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, and bladder and bowel requirements; homemaker services and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), e.g., taking medications, shopping for groceries, laundry, housekeeping, and companionship; and/or supervision or cuing so that a person can perform tasks themselves.

Code Details for 253Z00000X

GroupingAgencies
ClassificationIn Home Supportive Care
Code levelLevel II - Classification
Last updatedJuly 01, 2026
Notes / sourceSource: National Uniform Claim Committee, 2008 [7/1/2008: new]

About Taxonomy Code 253Z00000X

The taxonomy code 253Z00000X identifies In Home Supportive Care within the Agencies provider grouping. It is a Level II — Classification code, which names a provider's occupation or service within the broader provider grouping.

NPI records show 60,688 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 51,771 (85%) are registered as organizations and 8,917 (15%) as individual providers. The states with the most in home supportive care providers are Florida (5,041), Texas (5,016), Ohio (4,887).

Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the provider based on their education and training; they describe the provider's type and specialty, not the specific services rendered.

Provider Composition & Statistics

60,688Total providers
51,771Organizations 85%
8,917Individuals 15%
7,079Female
1,797Male
41Undisclosed

Among individual providers:

Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-08-23T00:00:00.

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In Home Supportive Care Providers by State

Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.

All states (nationwide) 60,688 Alabama569Alaska91Arizona1,083Arkansas339California2,549Colorado1,043Connecticut502Delaware138District Of Columbia256Florida5,041Georgia2,320Guam1Hawaii200Idaho273Illinois1,391Indiana1,696Iowa361Kansas197Kentucky353Louisiana1,221Maine601Maryland1,169Massachusetts828Michigan2,261Minnesota871Mississippi607Missouri1,715Montana136Nebraska980Nevada984New Hampshire134New Jersey1,495New Mexico246New York686North Carolina3,444North Dakota357Ohio4,887Oklahoma166Oregon277Pennsylvania3,572Puerto Rico43Rhode Island39South Carolina1,237South Dakota102Tennessee1,393Texas5,016Utah196Vermont19Virgin Islands7Virginia1,718Washington433West Virginia213Wisconsin816Wyoming57

Frequently Asked Questions

253Z00000X questions

NPPES lists 60,688 registered providers with this taxonomy code (In Home Supportive Care).

Both. About 85% of these providers are registered as organizations and 15% as individuals.

This taxonomy code does not map to a Medicare specialty code in the current crosswalk.

It is a Level II - Classification code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set.

Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of in home supportive care providers registered in any U.S. state.

Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 26.0. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.