PSC Q515: MEDICAL- PATHOLOGY — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Pathology Services

Includes

Services directly provided by a Pathologist, this may include surgical pathology, cytopathology, and forensic pathology, etc. Also includes technicians related to pathology such as Cytotechnologists, Phlebotomy Technicians, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Histotechnicians, Medical Laboratory Technologists, and Medical Laboratory Assistants.

Excludes

All services performed by a reference laboratory (Q301). Hematology/Oncology (Q508), Laboratory equipment (6632 or 6640).

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

42261501

Autopsy scissors

42261502

Autopsy dissection forceps for general use

42261505

Autopsy knives or blades

42261506

Autopsy chisels or osteotomes

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 Q515?

1 Use PSC Q515 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.