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. Illustrative Examples: Blood analysis laboratories Medical pathology laboratories Medical bacteriological laboratories Medical testing laboratories Medical forensic laboratories
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 621 | Ambulatory Health Care Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 6215 | Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 62151 | Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5-digit NAICS industry | 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. Illustrative Examples: Dental or medical X-ray laboratories Medical pathology laboratories Diagnostic imaging centers Medical testing laboratories Medical forensic laboratories |
| 621511 | Medical Laboratories 6-digit U.S. detail | 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. Illustrative Examples: Blood analysis laboratories Medical pathology laboratories Medical bacteriological laboratories Medical testing laboratories Medical forensic laboratories |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments 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;
- 02Establishments known as optical laboratories primarily engaged in grinding lenses to prescription are classified in U.S. Industry 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing;
- 03Establishments 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
- 04Establishments 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 Items
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
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 621511.
Association of Medical Laboratory Professionals
The leading trade association for laboratory professionals providing resources, advocacy, and certification information.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Medical Laboratories
A government page listing federal quality measurement standards and certification requirements for medical laboratories.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
The premier society for laboratory medicine offering clinical chemistry education, research, and professional development.
