Compare official labels, inclusions, exclusions, examples, hierarchy, mappings, and practical fit notes.
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.
Use this group for the broader activity area of hospital activities, including Hospital activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for other human health activities when the main activity includes Diagnostic imaging services and medical laboratory activities and Patient transportation by ambulance. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
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.
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.
A short checklist before choosing one code over another.
These codes share R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities before they diverge.
86.2, 86.1, 86.9, 86.21 already list another compared code as related or often confused.
86.21, 86.22 include official exclusions that may point to a better-fitting code.
86.9 have non-exact Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mappings; review old records before migration.
| Comparison field | 86.2 | 86.1 | 86.9 | 86.21 | 86.22 |
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| Official title | Medical and dental practice activities | Hospital activities | Other human health activities | General medical practice activities | Medical specialists activities |
| Plain-language summary | 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. | Use this group for the broader activity area of hospital activities, including Hospital activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed. | Use this group for other human health activities when the main activity includes Diagnostic imaging services and medical laboratory activities and Patient transportation by ambulance. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. | 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. | 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. |
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| Parent hierarchy | R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities > 86.2 Medical and dental practice activities | R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities > 86.1 Hospital activities | R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities > 86.9 Other human health activities | R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities > 86.2 Medical and dental practice activities > 86.21 General medical practice activities | R HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES > 86 Human health activities > 86.2 Medical and dental practice activities > 86.22 Medical specialists activities |
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