Taxonomy Code 273R00000X
Psychiatric Unit
Taxonomy Code Details
| Taxonomy Code | 273R00000X |
| Grouping: | Hospital Units |
| Classification: | Psychiatric Unit |
| Code Level: | Level II - Classification |
| Definition: | In general, a distinct unit of a hospital that provides acute or long-term care to emotionally disturbed patients, including patients admitted for diagnosis and those admitted for treatment of psychiatric problems on the basis of physicians' orders and approved nursing care plans. Long-term care may include intensive supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital admitting only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, whose treatment is of an intensity that can be provided only in an inpatient hospital setting, and whose condition is described by a psychiatric principal diagnosis contained in the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or in Chapter 5 (Mental Disorders) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). The unit must furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, psychological services, social work services, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The unit must maintain medical records that permit determination of the degree and intensity of treatment provided to individuals who are furnished services in the unit; the unit must meet special staff requirements in that the unit must have adequate numbers of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate inpatients, formulate written, individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, provide active treatment measures and engage in discharge planning. |
| Medicare Specialty Code: Medicare Specialty Code Crosswalk Health care providers and suppliers who are eligible to enroll in Medicare can use this crosswalk that links the taxonomy code with its appropriate medicare specialty code. | A0 - Critical Access Hospital |
| Notes: | Source: (1) AHA Annual Survey p. A10 1996 AHA Guide; (2) Code of Federal Regulations #42, Section 412.27. |
| Version: | NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 23.0 |
| Last Updated: | January 01, 2023 |
The code 273R00000X is the health care provider taxonomy code for psychiatric unit grouped under hospital units. NPI records indicate a total of 2,809 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is psychiatric unit of which 54 are registered as females, 46 registered as males and 2,709 are organizations.
273R00000X 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.
Similar Taxonomy Codes
| Code | Classification | Specialization |
|---|---|---|
| 273100000X | Epilepsy Unit | |
| 273Y00000X | Rehabilitation Unit | |
| 275N00000X | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit | |
| 276400000X | Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder Unit |
Psychiatric Unit Health Care Providers by State
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