PSC Q516: MEDICAL- PEDIATRIC — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Pediatric Services

Includes

Pediatricians and physician assistants specializing in pediatric primary medicine, medicine sub-specialties and early childhood assessments.

Excludes

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (all), Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Nursing/ Medical Assistants (all fall under Q401-Nursing), Pediatric surgical sub-specialties, (all fall under Q523, Surgery), Pediatric Psychiatry/Psychology (Q519 Behavioral & Mental Health), Pediatric Dentistry (Q503).

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

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 Q516?

1 Use PSC Q516 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.