Effective April 1 2008, the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) will be updated. The HPTC is a national code set that allows medical providers to indicate their specialty. The latest version of the HPTC is available from the Washington Publishing Company Web site . If a HPTC is reported to Medicare, it should be a valid code or a batch and/or claim level rejection may occur.

To ensure you do not receive a claim or file level rejection, it is recommended that you verify the HPTC submitted is a valid code on the most recent HPTC listing. If you require assistance in updating the taxonomy code in your practice management system please contact your software support vendor.