General medical practice activities
What this code covers
Use this class for general medical practice activities when the main activity includes Medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners
- inpatient hospital activities, see 86.10
- medical specialists’ activities, see 86.22
- nursing and midwifery activities, see 86.94
- physiotherapy activities, see 86.95
- Compare with 86.10, 86.22, 86.94 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners
- - inpatient hospital activities, see 86.10
- - medical specialists’ activities, see 86.22
- - nursing and midwifery activities, see 86.94
- - physiotherapy activities, see 86.95
- - traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities, see 86.96
- - Medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners
- - Inpatient hospital activities
- - Medical specialists’ activities
- - Nursing and midwifery activities
- - Physiotherapy activities
What is NACE 86.21 used for?
Use NACE 86.21 for general medical practice activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for general medical practice activities when the main activity includes Medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 86.21?
Typical examples include Medical consultation and treatment in the field of general medicine carried out by general practitioners.
When might 86.21 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to inpatient hospital activities, see 86.10 and medical specialists’ activities, see 86.22.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 86.21?
Compare 86.21 with 86.10 Hospital activities, 86.22 Medical specialists activities, and 86.94 Nursing and midwifery activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for hospital activities when the main activity includes Short- or long-term provision of medical, diagnostic and treatment services, including physician, nursing and other health services to inpatients and the specialised accommodation services required by inpatients, as provided by general hospitals and specialised hospitals (e.g. community and regional hospitals, hospitals of non-profit organisations, university hospitals, military and prison hospitals) and The activities are chiefly directed to inpatients, are carried out under the direct supervision of medical doctors and include:. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for medical specialists activities when the main activity includes Medical consultation and treatment in the field of specialised medicine by medical specialists and surgeons and Family planning centres providing medical treatment (e.g. sterilisation, termination of pregnancy), without accommodation. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for nursing and midwifery activities when the main activity includes Activities of independent nurses, who work in own consulting rooms or at patients’ homes and Activities of maternity facilities, without permanent supervision of medical doctors. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for physiotherapy activities when the main activity includes Activities of medical massage therapists and Activities of ergotherapists. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for traditional, complementary and alternative medicine activities when the main activity includes Provision of traditional medicine services that comprise a range of long-standing and still-evolving practices, developed within various societies before or during the development of modern medicine (e.g. traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines, Unani, and traditional African medicines) and Provision of complementary therapeutic services (e.g. Alexander therapy, aromatherapy, Bach therapy and other flower therapies, body therapy, Ayurvedic, herbal medicine, naturopathy, nutritional therapy). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for dental practice care activities when the main activity includes Dental practice activities of a general or specialised nature (e.g. dentistry, endodontic and paediatric dentistry); oral pathology and Orthodontic activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for medical and dental practice activities when the main activity includes These activities can be carried out in private practice, group practices, hospital outpatient clinics and in clinics attached to businesses, schools, homes for older persons, labour organisations and fraternal organisations, as well as in patients’ homes. and Private consultants’ services to inpatients. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 86.21 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 86.21 General medical practice activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.