207ZF0201X — Forensic Pathology Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Pathology

Specialization

Forensic Pathology

Section

Individual

Definition

A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Pathology

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

• 207ZB0001XBlood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
• 207ZC0006XClinical Pathology
• 207ZC0008XClinical Informatics
• 207ZC0500XCytopathology
• 207ZD0900XDermatopathology
• 207ZH0000XHematology
• 207ZI0100XImmunopathology
• 207ZM0300XMedical Microbiology
• 207ZN0500XNeuropathology
• 207ZP0007XMolecular Genetic Pathology
• 207ZP0101XAnatomic Pathology
• 207ZP0102XAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
• 207ZP0104XChemical Pathology
• 207ZP0105XClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
• 207ZP0213XPediatric Pathology