PSC Q524: CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY — Federal Procurement Code

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

Description

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Includes

Cardiothoracic Surgeons/Physicians (both MD’s and DO’s), Physician Assistants in the cardiothoracic specialty.

Excludes

Cardiologists, Cardiology medical specialties & Interventional/Cath Lab, (Q502 Cardiology), Vascular Surgeons (Q523 Surgery) Pulmonary Physicians (Q521 Pulmonary), Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Medical & Nursing Assistants (Q401 Nursing), Cardiothoracic Surgical Technicians (Q523 Surgery), medical and surgical instruments, equipment and supplies (6515).

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

6211

Offices of Physicians

62111

Offices of Physicians

621111

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)

621112

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists

Related UNSPSC categories

42294206

Ophthalmic surgery instrument sets

42294505

Lid plates for ophthalmic surgery

42294509

Needles or cystomes for ophthalmic surgery

42294524

Eyemagnets for ophthalmic surgery

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 Q524?

1 Use PSC Q524 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.