Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers / 2278P3800X
Individual · specialization
2278P3800X Palliative/Hospice Certified Respiratory Therapist
2278P3800X is the taxonomy code for Palliative/Hospice, a specialization of Respiratory Therapist, Certified, 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 2278P3800X
- 2Level Specialization
- 3Medicare specialty Not in the crosswalk
- 4Codes in this group 82
Definition
A coordinated plan of care to help dying patients and their families handle the burden of terminal care. Effective secretion management and relief of dyspnea are paramount in caring for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease.
— NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, version 26.1
Where 2278P3800X sits
- Group: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers — code 60 of 82 in the group
- Classification: Respiratory Therapist, Certified 227800000X
- Specialization: Palliative/Hospice 2278P3800X
Choose 2278P3800X over the general Respiratory Therapist, Certified code (227800000X) when the provider's training or certification is specifically in palliative/hospice; 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
2278P3800X 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
| Code | Respiratory Therapist, Certified — other specializations |
|---|---|
| 2278G0305X | Geriatric Care |
| 2278H0200X | Home Health |
| 2278P3900X | Neonatal/Pediatrics |
| 2278P4000X | Patient Transport |
| 2278P1004X | Pulmonary Diagnostics |
| 2278P1006X | Pulmonary Function Technologist |
The nearest 6 of 13 other codes under Respiratory Therapist, Certified; all are on the group page.
History of 2278P3800X
NUCC's notes record no dated changes for 2278P3800X. 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.
Similar codes in other groups
If 2278P3800X is not quite right, these codes in other groups share a word with it — often the same field practised by a different kind of provider:
- 207LH0002X Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
- 207PH0002X Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
- 207QH0002X Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
- 207RH0002X Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
- 207VH0002X Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
- 2080H0002X Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician (Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians)
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Using 2278P3800X
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.