211D00000X — Podiatric Assistant

Grouping

Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers

Classification

Assistant, Podiatric

Specialization

None — this code IS the classification

Section

Individual

Definition

An individual who assists a podiatrist in tasks, such as exposing and developing x-rays; taking and recording patient histories; assisting in biomechanical evaluations and negative castings; preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment; providing the patient with postoperative instructions; applying surgical dressings; preparing the patient for treatment, padding, and strapping; and performing routine office procedures.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.