NAICS 62151—Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

Where 62151 sits

1. 62 Health Care and Social Assistance
2. 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services
3. 6215 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
4. 62151 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 621511 Medical Laboratories
• 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers

Description

This industry comprises establishments known as medical and diagnostic laboratories primarily engaged in providing analytic or diagnostic services, including body fluid analysis and diagnostic imaging, generally to the medical profession or to the patient on referral from a health practitioner.

Example activities

• dental or medical x-ray laboratories
• medical pathology laboratories
• diagnostic imaging centers
• medical testing laboratories
• medical forensic laboratories

Cross-references for 62151

• Establishments, such as dental, optical, and orthopedic laboratories, primarily engaged in providing the following activities to the medical profession, respectively: making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to prescription; grinding lenses to prescription; and making orthopedic or prosthetic appliances to prescription are classified in Industry 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing; and
• Establishments primarily engaged in providing health screening or physical fitness evaluation services (except by offices of health practitioners) are classified in Industry 62199, All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services.

62151 in other systems