national industry 621493
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
Overview
This U.S. industry comprises establishments with physicians and other medical staff primarily engaged in (1) providing surgical services (e.g., orthoscopic and cataract surgery) on an outpatient basis or (2) providing emergency care services (e.g., setting broken bones, treating lacerations, or tending to patients suffering injuries as a result of accidents, trauma, or medical conditions necessitating immediate medical care) on an outpatient basis. Outpatient surgical establishments have specialized facilities, such as operating and recovery rooms, and specialized equipment, such as anesthetic or X-ray equipment.
The immediate parent of national industry 621493 is international industry 62149: Other Outpatient Care Centers
Illustrative Examples
- Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics
- Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics
- Freestanding trauma centers (except hospitals)
- Urgent medical care centers and clinics (except hospitals)
2022 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries are classified in U.S. Industry 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers; and
- Establishments known and licensed as hospitals that also perform ambulatory surgery and emergency room services are classified in Subsector 622, Hospitals.
Sub-Descriptions
- 621493 - Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding
- 621493 - Emergency medical centers and clinics, freestanding
- 621493 - Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics
- 621493 - Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics
- 621493 - Laser surgery centers, freestanding
- 621493 - Trauma centers (except hospitals), freestanding
- 621493 - Urgent medical care centers and clinics (except hospitals), freestanding
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 621493 | |
| 2007 | 621493 | |
| 2012 | 621493 | |
| 2017 | 621493 | |
| 2022 | 621493 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 621493, Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers:
- ambulatory health care service
- ambulatory surgery center
- clinic
- clinic outpatient service only
- freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency center
- health care and social assistance
- health care facility clinic dispensary or infirmary outpatient
- health care facility clinic dispensary or infirmary outpatient nonprofit
- health care facility clinic dispensary or infirmary treating outpatient only no regular bed and board facility
- laser eye surgery center
- lithotripsy center
- medical office
- medical office condominium office
- medical office office
- medical office other
- minor emergency clinic
- office and clinic of doctor of medicine
- office medical office condominium office
- office medical office office
- other outpatient care center
- outpatient care center
- vascular access center ambulatory surgery center
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