Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers / 226300000X
Individual · classification
226300000X Kinesiotherapist
226300000X is the taxonomy code for Kinesiotherapist, in the NUCC group “Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative 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 226300000X
- 2Level Classification
- 3Medicare specialty Not in the crosswalk
- 4Codes in this group 82
Definition
A provider trained and educated in the applied science of medically prescribed therapeutic exercise, education and adapted physical activities designed to improve the quality of line and health of adults and children by developing physical fitness, increasing mobility and independence, and improving psychosocial behavior. The kinesiotherapist seeks a coach-player relationship in which he/she helps the patient/client reach the goal of becoming an independent, self-sustaining person. Kinesiotherapists, as compared with physical therapists, put more emphasis on geriatric care, reconditioning and fitness, and psychiatric care. A large percentage of kinesiotherapists practice in Veterans Administration hospitals.
— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1
Where 226300000X sits
- Group: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers — code 6 of 82 in the group
- Classification: Kinesiotherapist 226300000X
Kinesiotherapist has no specializations, so 226300000X is the only code for it. A provider may report more than one taxonomy code on an NPI but marks one as primary.
Medicare
226300000X 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 Kinesiotherapist. The rest of Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers is on the group page.
History of 226300000X
NUCC's notes record no dated changes for 226300000X. The code set is republished every January and July, when codes are added, retitled or marked inactive; this page reflects version 26.1, so check the NUCC site if you are reading it after the next release.
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Using 226300000X
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.