General Acute Care Hospital Taxonomy Code 282N00000X
282N00000X
Level II - Classification
17,645Registered providers
A0[7]Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
57States & territories
Definition
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
Code Details for 282N00000X
About Taxonomy Code 282N00000X
The taxonomy code 282N00000X identifies General Acute Care Hospital within the Hospitals 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 17,645 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 15,377 (87%) are registered as organizations and 2,268 (13%) as individual providers. The states with the most general acute care hospital providers are California (2,159), New York (1,855), Texas (1,406). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code A0[7].
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
17,645Total providers
15,377Organizations 87%
2,268Individuals 13%
1,216Female
1,052Male
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-07-05T00:00:00.
View all 17,645 providersGeneral Acute Care Hospital Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
17,645
Alabama240Alaska44American Samoa7Arizona288Arkansas176California2,159Colorado418Connecticut196Delaware73District Of Columbia100Florida781Georgia355Guam6Hawaii64Idaho76Illinois715Indiana269Iowa86Kansas124Kentucky192Louisiana330Maine104Mariana Islands4Marshall Islands2Maryland519Massachusetts453Michigan459Minnesota139Mississippi213Missouri291Montana44Nebraska80Nevada100New Hampshire44New Jersey508New Mexico106New York1,855North Carolina428North Dakota35Ohio545Oklahoma245Oregon129Pennsylvania867Puerto Rico231Rhode Island66South Carolina311South Dakota84Tennessee282Texas1,406Utah136Vermont35Virgin Islands7Virginia304Washington214West Virginia110Wisconsin231Wyoming29
Frequently Asked Questions
282N00000X questionsNPPES lists 17,645 registered providers with this taxonomy code (General Acute Care Hospital).
Both. About 87% of these providers are registered as organizations and 13% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code A0[7].
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 general acute care hospital 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.
