2255A2300X Athletic Trainer

Definition

Athletic trainers are allied health care professionals who work in consultation with or under the direction of physicians, and specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses. Currently, the entry-level employment requirements are a bachelor's degree with a major in athletic training from an accredited university or college. A majority of athletic trainers hold advanced degrees. National board certification is generally required as a condition of state licensure and employment. Most states regulate athletic trainers, and they practice within the scope of that license or regulation. Clinical practice includes emergency care, rehabilitation, reconditioning, therapeutic exercise, wellness programs, exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology and health care administration.

— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1

Where 2255A2300X sits

• Group: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers — code 81 of 82 in the group
• Classification: Specialist/Technologist 225500000X
• Specialization: Athletic Trainer 2255A2300X

Choose 2255A2300X over the general Specialist/Technologist code (225500000X) when the provider's training or certification is specifically in athletic trainer; the general code covers the classification as a whole. A provider may report more than one taxonomy code on an NPI but marks one as primary.

Medicare

2255A2300X 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

History of 2255A2300X

NUCC's earliest recorded change to 2255A2300X is from 2006 (modified definition, modified source).

• 2006-01-01 — modified definition, modified source

Using 2255A2300X

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.