PSC Q513: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SERVICES — Federal Procurement Code

Q5 - MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND SURGICAL SVCS L1: Medical

Description

Orthopedic Surgery Services

Includes

Orthopedic surgeons and physician assistants specializing in orthopedics, orthopedic technicians, orthopedic cast technicians, orthotist/prosthetist.

Excludes

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses (all specialties), Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Nursing/ Medical Assistants (all fall under Q401-Nursing), all other surgical specialties (Q523 Surgery), Surgical Technicians (Q523 Surgery), medical and surgical instruments, equipment & supplies (6515), imaging equipment and supplies (6525), and any services under Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Q518).

Suggested adjacent classifications

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

Related UNSPSC categories

42241507

Orthopedic splint systems

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 Q513?

1 Use PSC Q513 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.