PSC 6835: MEDICAL GASES — Federal Procurement Code

68 - CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS L1: Medical

Description

Medical Gases

Includes

Medical gases are used for medical treatments and for use in the human body. Medical gas cylinders contain high purity gas; no other types of gases are allowed in the cylinder. Gases that make up the medical gas category are medical grades of carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, argon, and other miscellaneous medical gases. This definition also includes bulk oxygen that hospital use to dispense throughout the hospital via the piped in distribution system to the bedside.

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

42121501

Veterinary blood pressure testers

42121505

Veterinary electrocardiograph ECG

42121507

Veterinary injection or suction unit

42121509

Veterinary clinical thermometers

Trade workflow

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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	Product code