208600000X — Surgery Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Surgery
- Specialization
- None — this code IS the classification
- Section
- Individual
Definition
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Surgery
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 2086H0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2086P0122XPhysician Nutrition Specialist
- 2086S0102XSurgical Critical Care
- 2086S0105XSurgery of the Hand
- 2086S0120XPediatric Surgery
- 2086S0122XPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2086S0127XTrauma Surgery
- 2086S0129XVascular Surgery
- 2086X0206XSurgical Oncology