2086S0105X — Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Surgery

Specialization

Surgery of the Hand

Section

Individual

Definition

A surgeon with expertise in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means, of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.

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.

• 208600000XSurgery
• 2086H0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
• 2086P0122XPhysician Nutrition Specialist
• 2086S0102XSurgical Critical Care
• 2086S0120XPediatric Surgery
• 2086S0122XPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• 2086S0127XTrauma Surgery
• 2086S0129XVascular Surgery
• 2086X0206XSurgical Oncology