PSC B537: SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- MEDICAL/HEALTH — Federal Procurement Code

B5 - SPECIAL STUDIES - NOT R and D L1: Professional Services

Description

Medical and Health Studies

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

52411

Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers

524114

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

52412

Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers

524128

Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers

Related UNSPSC categories

42181522

Gait analysis apparatus

42151603

Calcium hydroxide placement tools

42151604

Composite placement tools

42151605

Crown or bridge removers

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 B537?

1 Use PSC B537 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.