PSC 6515: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES — Federal Procurement Code

65 - MEDICAL/DENTAL/VETERINARY EQPT/SUPP L1: Medical

Description

Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

Includes

Anesthesia Apparatus; Blood Transfusion Apparatus; Oxygen Therapy Apparatus; Respirators; Orthopedic Supplies; Arch Supports; Clinical Thermometers; Sutures; Hearing Aids; Veterinary Equipment, Endoscopes, Fiber Optic.

Excludes

Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies; Non-Medical Endoscopes.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

3391

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

33911

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

339112

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

42345

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Related UNSPSC categories

42291501

Surgical bone biopsy mills or related products

42291502

Surgical bone biopsy trephines

42291602

Surgical bolt or cable or pin or wire cutter instruments

42291603

Surgical bone cutting forceps

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 6515?

1 Use PSC 6515 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.