NAICS 621511—Medical Laboratories

Where 621511 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
5. 621511 Medical Laboratories

Description

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

Example activities

• blood analysis laboratories
• medical pathology laboratories
• medical bacteriological laboratories
• medical testing laboratories
• medical forensic laboratories

Cross-references for 621511

• Establishments known as dental laboratories primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to prescription are classified in U.S. Industry 339116, Dental Laboratories;
• Establishments known as optical laboratories primarily engaged in grinding lenses to prescription are classified in U.S. Industry 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing;
• Establishments known as orthopedic laboratories primarily engaged in making orthopedic or prosthetic appliances to prescription are classified in U.S. Industry 339113, Surgical Appliance 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 U.S. Industry 621999, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services.

Index entries for 621511

19 entries from the official NAICS alphabetic index that classify under this code.

• Bacteriological laboratories, diagnostic
• Bacteriological laboratories, medical
• Biological laboratories, diagnostic
• Blood analysis laboratories
• Cytology health laboratories
• DNA testing laboratories
• Forensic laboratories, medical
• Genetic testing laboratories
• Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray)
• Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray)
• Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray)
• Medical pathology laboratories
• Mycology health laboratories
• Parasitology health laboratories
• Pathological analysis laboratories
• Pathology laboratories, medical
• Testing laboratories, medical
• Toxicology health laboratories
• Urinalysis laboratories

621511 in other systems