Hi Tom, I read that Medicare is not going to require the taxonomy codes. Do you know if this is correct? If the payers don't require them, will they still be required on the 837 claims?
-----Original Message----- From: Tom Drinkard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Taxonomy Codes Sharon, The National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) administers the Provider Taxonomy Codes. You can read about their history and background at http://www.nucc.org/Taxonomy/index.html For further information, including the format, structure of the codes and the recently published update, go to http://www.wpc-edi.com/codes/Codes.asp and select "Provider Taxonomy Codes". Hope this helps. Tom Drinkard EDIT, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: sharon cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Taxamony Codes Do you have any information about the taxonomy code? 1. Has is been adopted? 2. What is its length? 3. What are valid characters? 4. Does it have any punctuation for display purposes (like SSN, for example) Sharon
