NIC 86—Human health activities

Where 86 sits

1. R Human health and social work activities
2. 86 Human health activities

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 861 Hospital activities
• 862 Medical and dental practice activities
• 869 Other human health activities

What 86 includes

• This division includes activities of short- or long-term inpatient health care, general or specialty medical or surgical, offered by hospitals, preventoria, medical nursing homes, mental hospital institutions, rehabilitation centres and other human health institutions, which have accommodation facilities and which engage in providing diagnostic and medical treatment to primarily inpatients, with a wide range of medical conditions. This division also includes medical consultation and treatment in the field of general and specialised medicine, by general practitioners and medical specialists and surgeons. It includes dental practice activities of a general or specialised nature, as well as orthodontic activities. Additionally, this division includes medical, curative, rehabilitative, or prevention activities by paramedical practitioners and health professionals other than hospitals or practicing medical doctors.
• The activities of Ayush hospitals, such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy hospitals, as well as Integrative Medicine Centres where Ayush and modern medicine are practiced together are also included in this division
• This division further includes psychiatric and psychological treatment services offered by mental health institutions, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists, including Ayush practitioners providing holistic and mental wellness therapies.
• This division includes other human health activities such as activities of medical laboratories, blood banks, sperm banks, transplant organ banks etc. including collecting, processing, storing and shipping.

What 86 excludes

• Veterinary activities, see 7500

86 in other systems