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NUCCPT (National Uniform Claim Committee - Health Care Provider Taxonomy) - Source Representation


This page lists specific source data elements and provides information on their representation in the UMLS Metathesaurus.

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Summary of Changes
Summary of Source-Provided Files
Source-Provided File Details

Summary of Changes

There were no changes to the original file format or to Metathesaurus source processing.

Source Provided Files:

The input files are in standard comma-separated-values format, with fields descriptions in the first line.

File Name Description
nucc_taxonomy_200.csv NUCC taxonomy. Comma-separated data file
nucc_characteristics_40.csv Provider Characteristics code set. Comma-separated data file

Source-Provided Files: Details

The following is a list of elements in the NUCCPT .csv source files:

Note: For TTY = PT/OP, MRCONSO.STR values are created by concatenating "Grouping," "Classification," and "Specialization" columns, separated by ";" and "," respectively, e.g. the STR for 101YS0200X is "Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers; Counselor, School"

File: nucc_taxonomy_200.csv
Element Representation
Code MRCONSO.CODE, MRCONSO.SCUI
Grouping First element of MRCONSO.STR (followed by ";")
Classification Second element of MRCONSO.STR (followed by ",")
Specialization Third element of MRCONSO.STR
Definition MRDEF.DEF
Notes MRSAT.ATN = "NOTE"
File: nucc_characteristics_40.csv
Element Representation
Code MRCONSO.CODE, MRCONSO.SCUI
Description MRCONSO.STR; TTY = MP