ISIC Class

Medical and dental practice activities

ISIC Code 8620 — Class

Part of Group 862
Also classified as: View full NACE ↔ ISIC crosswalk →

Partial correspondence — this ISIC code spans multiple NACE classes. In NACE Rev. 2.1 the activity is subdivided at a finer level than in ISIC Rev. 4.

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Classification Equivalents

ISIC 8620 corresponds to NACE 86.21 , NACE 86.22  and NACE 86.23  in the European NACE Rev. 2.1 classification. This ISIC class maps to multiple NACE classes because NACE subdivides the activity at a finer level.

About partial correspondence: A “≈” symbol indicates an imperfect mapping. The ISIC and NACE codes do not share identical boundaries — activities covered here may partially overlap with adjacent classes in the other system.

Explanatory Notes

This class includes:

  • medical consultation and treatment in the field of general and specialized medicine by general practitioners and medical specialists and surgeons
  • dental practice activities of a general or specialized nature, e.g. dentistry, endodontic and pediatric dentistry; oral pathology
  • orthodontic activities
  • family planning centres providing medical treatment, such as sterilization and termination of pregnancy, without accommodation These activities can be carried out in private practice, group practices and in hospital outpatient clinics, and in clinics such as those attached to firms, schools, homes for the aged, labour organizations and fraternal organizations, as well as in patients' homes.

This class also includes:

  • dental activities in operating rooms
  • private consultants' services to inpatients