207LC0200X
207LC0200X — Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Anesthesiology
- Specialization
- Critical Care Medicine
- Section
- Individual
Definition
An anesthesiologist, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
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.
- 207L00000XAnesthesiology
- 207LA0401XAddiction Medicine
- 207LH0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
- 207LP2900XPain Medicine
- 207LP3000XPediatric Anesthesiology
- 207LP4000XPhysician Nutrition Specialist