Other Service Providers / 173C00000X
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173C00000X Reflexologist
173C00000X is the taxonomy code for Reflexologist, in the NUCC group “Other Service Providers”. It is a code for individual providers — the kind used on a Type 1 NPI. It has no entry in the CMS Medicare taxonomy crosswalk.
- 1Taxonomy code 173C00000X
- 2Level Classification
- 3Medicare specialty Not in the crosswalk
- 4Codes in this group 38
Definition
Reflexologists perform a non-invasive complementary modality involving thumb and finger techniques to apply alternating pressure to the reflexes within the reflex maps of the body located on the feet, hands, and outer ears. Reflexologists apply pressure to specific areas (feet, hands, and ears) to promote a response from an area far removed from the tissue stimulated via the nervous system and acupuncture meridians. Reflexologists are recommended to complete a minimum of 200 hours of education, typically including anatomy & physiology, Reflexology theory, body systems, zones, meridians & relaxation response, ethics, business standards, and supervised practicum.
— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1
Where 173C00000X sits
- Group: Other Service Providers — code 28 of 38 in the group
- Classification: Reflexologist 173C00000X
Reflexologist has no specializations, so 173C00000X is the only code for it. A provider may report more than one taxonomy code on an NPI but marks one as primary.
Medicare
173C00000X 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 Reflexologist. The rest of Other Service Providers is on the group page.
History of 173C00000X
173C00000X was added to the code set in 2008.
- 2008-01-01 — new
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Using 173C00000X
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.