2084E0001X — Epilepsy Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Psychiatry & Neurology

Specialization

Epilepsy

Section

Individual

Definition

Epilepsy is a subspecialty of neurology focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy, including new-onset, medically refractory epilepsy, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and epilepsy in special populations (the elderly, women, patients with co-morbidities). Epilepsy is a multidisciplinary field that provides comprehensive care of the patient.<br/>

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Psychiatry & Neurology

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

• 2084A0401XAddiction Medicine
• 2084A2900XNeurocritical Care
• 2084B0002XObesity Medicine
• 2084B0040XBehavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
• 2084D0003XDiagnostic Neuroimaging
• 2084F0202XForensic Psychiatry
• 2084H0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
• 2084N0008XNeuromuscular Medicine
• 2084N0400XNeurology
• 2084N0402XNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
• 2084N0600XClinical Neurophysiology
• 2084P0005XNeurodevelopmental Disabilities
• 2084P0015XPsychosomatic Medicine
• 2084P0301XBrain Injury Medicine
• 2084P0800XPsychiatry
• 2084P0802XAddiction Psychiatry
• 2084P0804XChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
• 2084P0805XGeriatric Psychiatry
• 2084P2900XPain Medicine
• 2084S0010XSports Medicine
• 2084S0012XSleep Medicine
• 2084V0102XVascular Neurology