172M00000X Mechanotherapist

Definition

A practitioner of mechanotherapy examines patients by verbal inquiry, examination of the musculoskeletal system by hand, and visual inspection and observation. In the treatment of patients, mechanotherapists employ the techniques of advised or supervised exercise; electrical neuromuscular stimulation; massage or manipulation; or air, water, heat, cold, sound, or infrared ray therapy.

— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1

Where 172M00000X sits

• Group: Other Service Providers — code 18 of 38 in the group
• Classification: Mechanotherapist 172M00000X

Mechanotherapist has no specializations, so 172M00000X is the only code for it. A provider may report more than one taxonomy code on an NPI but marks one as primary.

Medicare

172M00000X has no entry in the CMS Medicare Provider and Supplier Taxonomy Crosswalk. That usually means Medicare does not enroll this kind of provider under its own specialty — the provider can still hold an NPI and use this code on claims to other payers.

Related codes

No other codes share the classification Mechanotherapist. The rest of Other Service Providers is on the group page.

History of 172M00000X

172M00000X was added to the code set in 2007.

• 2007-01-01 — new

Using 172M00000X

The code goes in the taxonomy field of the NPI application in NPPES, and on claims where a payer asks for it — box 24J (shaded) or 33b on the CMS-1500 with the ZZ qualifier, or the PRV segment of an 837 electronic claim. Payers match it against the taxonomy on the NPI record and, for Medicare, against the specialty on the enrollment, so all three should agree. To see which code a provider uses, search their NPI in the lookup.

Sources: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1 (CSV). Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.