2086S0102X — Surgical Critical Care Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Surgery

Specialization

Surgical Critical Care

Section

Individual

Definition

A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

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
• 2086S0105XSurgery of the Hand
• 2086S0120XPediatric Surgery
• 2086S0122XPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• 2086S0127XTrauma Surgery
• 2086S0129XVascular Surgery
• 2086X0206XSurgical Oncology