2080P0208X — Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Pediatrics

Specialization

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Section

Individual

Definition

A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. This specialist can apply specific knowledge to affect a better outcome for pediatric infections with complicated courses, underlying diseases that predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, uncommon diseases and complex or investigational treatments.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Pediatrics

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

• 208000000XPediatrics
• 2080A0000XAdolescent Medicine
• 2080B0002XObesity Medicine
• 2080C0008XChild Abuse Pediatrics
• 2080H0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
• 2080I0007XClinical & Laboratory Immunology
• 2080N0001XNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• 2080P0006XDevelopmental - Behavioral Pediatrics
• 2080P0008XNeurodevelopmental Disabilities
• 2080P0201XPediatric Allergy/Immunology
• 2080P0202XPediatric Cardiology
• 2080P0203XPediatric Critical Care Medicine
• 2080P0204XPediatric Emergency Medicine
• 2080P0205XPediatric Endocrinology
• 2080P0206XPediatric Gastroenterology
• 2080P0207XPediatric Hematology-Oncology
• 2080P0210XPediatric Nephrology
• 2080P0214XPediatric Pulmonology
• 2080P0216XPediatric Rheumatology
• 2080P1004XPhysician Nutrition Specialist
• 2080S0010XSports Medicine
• 2080S0012XSleep Medicine
• 2080T0002XMedical Toxicology
• 2080T0004XPediatric Transplant Hepatology