207L00000X — Anesthesiology Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Anesthesiology
- Specialization
- None — this code IS the classification
- Section
- Individual
Definition
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Anesthesiology
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207LA0401XAddiction Medicine
- 207LC0200XCritical Care Medicine
- 207LH0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
- 207LP2900XPain Medicine
- 207LP3000XPediatric Anesthesiology
- 207LP4000XPhysician Nutrition Specialist