207RR0500X — Rheumatology Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Internal Medicine

Specialization

Rheumatology

Section

Individual

Definition

An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Internal Medicine

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 207QB0505XDiabetology
• 207R00000XInternal Medicine
• 207RA0000XAdolescent Medicine
• 207RA0001XAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
• 207RA0002XAdult Congenital Heart Disease
• 207RA0201XAllergy & Immunology
• 207RA0401XAddiction Medicine
• 207RB0002XObesity Medicine
• 207RC0000XCardiovascular Disease
• 207RC0001XClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• 207RC0200XCritical Care Medicine
• 207RE0101XEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
• 207RG0100XGastroenterology
• 207RG0300XGeriatric Medicine
• 207RH0000XHematology
• 207RH0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
• 207RH0003XHematology & Oncology
• 207RH0005XHypertension Specialist
• 207RI0001XClinical & Laboratory Immunology
• 207RI0008XHepatology
• 207RI0011XInterventional Cardiology
• 207RI0200XInfectious Disease
• 207RM1200XMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• 207RN0300XNephrology
• 207RP1001XPulmonary Disease
• 207RP1002XPhysician Nutrition Specialist
• 207RS0010XSports Medicine
• 207RS0012XSleep Medicine
• 207RT0003XTransplant Hepatology
• 207RX0202XMedical Oncology