2278S1500X — SNF/Subacute Care Certified Respiratory Therapist

Grouping

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

Classification

Respiratory Therapist, Certified

Specialization

SNF/Subacute Care

Section

Individual

Definition

Care of residents in a long-term care environment. Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar in the general care and critical care areas but provided to less critical patients.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Respiratory Therapist, Certified

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

• 227800000XRespiratory Therapist, Certified
• 2278C0205XCritical Care
• 2278E0002XEmergency Care
• 2278E1000XEducational
• 2278G0305XGeriatric Care
• 2278G1100XGeneral Care
• 2278H0200XHome Health
• 2278P1004XPulmonary Diagnostics
• 2278P1005XPulmonary Rehabilitation
• 2278P1006XPulmonary Function Technologist
• 2278P3800XPalliative/Hospice
• 2278P3900XNeonatal/Pediatrics
• 2278P4000XPatient Transport