Clinical Medical Laboratories
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 291U00000X
A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings.
These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body.
Facilities that are only collecting or preparing specimens (or both), or are only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing, are not considered clinical laboratories.
Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings.
Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
Dental Laboratories
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 292200000X
A commercial laboratory specializing in the construction of dental appliances that conform to a dentist’s specifications, including the construction of dentures (complete or partial), orthodontic appliances, bridgework, crowns, and inlays.
Military Clinical Medical Laboratories
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 291900000X
A Department of Defense (DoD) medical clinical reference laboratory not associated with a DoD Hospital or DoD Clinic.
An example is the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Physiological Laboratories
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 293D00000X
A laboratory that operates independently of a hospital and a physician’s office to furnish physiological diagnostic services (e.g., EEGs, EKGs, scans, etc.).
Facilities offering ONLY physiological services are not certified as independent laboratories.
If an independent laboratory offers physiological services IN ADDITION to clinical laboratory services, they are surveyed only for compliance with the clinical laboratory regulations because there are no health and safety regulations for physiological services.