Medical, Dental, & Hospital Equipment & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 42345 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 423450, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Dental equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Surgical dressings merchant wholesalers
- Electromedical equipment merchant wholesalers
- Patient monitoring equipment merchant wholesalers
- Hospital beds merchant wholesalers
- Prosthetic appliances and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Hospital furniture merchant wholesalers
- Surgical instruments and apparatus merchant wholesalers
- Medical and dental X-ray machines and parts merchant wholesalers
Which code does this activity belong in?
Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers covers establishments that wholesale professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies for use in clinical settings, such as surgical instruments, hospital beds, prosthetic appliances, and patient monitoring equipment. The critical exclusion is ophthalmic equipment and supplies, which are classified in Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers even when used by medical professionals. Establishments distributing general office equipment or computer peripherals to medical facilities belong in Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers or Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers, not this code.
Written for NAICS 423450, the only detailed industry in this group.