173000000X — Legal Medicine
173000000X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Legal Medicine (individual providers). 1,876 providers in our latest NPPES snapshot list it as their primary taxonomy.
| Taxonomy code | 173000000X |
|---|---|
| Display name | Legal Medicine |
| Grouping | Other Service Providers |
| Classification | Legal Medicine |
| Section | Individual |
| Directory | Legal Medicine provider directory |
Definition
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.
Definition from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Related taxonomy codes
- 209800000X — Legal Medicine (M.D./D.O.) Physician
- 171100000X — Acupuncturist
- 171M00000X — Case Manager/Care Coordinator
- 174V00000X — Clinical Ethicist
- 172V00000X — Community Health Worker
- 171W00000X — Contractor
- 171WH0202X — Home Modifications Contractor (Contractor)
- 171WV0202X — Vehicle Modifications Contractor (Contractor)
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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-09.