207XX0004X — Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialization

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Section

Individual

Definition

Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, foot and ankle surgeons deal with adult reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, adult foot and ankle trauma, sports medicine foot and ankle, and children's foot and ankle reconstructive surgery.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Orthopaedic Surgery

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

• 207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery
• 207XP3100XPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
• 207XS0106XHand Surgery
• 207XS0114XAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
• 207XS0117XOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
• 207XX0005XSports Medicine
• 207XX0801XOrthopaedic Trauma