General Acute Care Hospital
Taxonomy Code 282N00000X

Level II Classification

• Medicare Specialty Code: A0[7]

• Medicare Provider Type: Hospital-General

Description:
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

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See also

• 282NC2000X Children
  
• 282NC0060X Critical Access
  
• 282NR1301X Rural
  
• 282NW0100X Women
  

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