PSC Q403

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is a governmentwide taxonomy used to describe goods and services purchased by U.S. federal agencies for reporting in FPDS and related systems. PSCs improve spend visibility, category management, and consistent reporting across agencies. The PSC Manual (Acquisition.gov) is the authoritative source for PSC definitions, includes/excludes, and groupings. ¹

The PSC Q403 — Medical‑Evaluation/Screening — covers healthcare‑provider services that perform physical and screening examinations such as fitness‑for‑duty exams, military entrance and Reserve/National Guard exams, aerospace exams, disability evaluation exams, occupational health screening (provider only), and public‑health screening (provider only). The PSC Manual also lists the primary exclusions for Q403. ¹

What this PSC covers

• Physical examinations for fitness for duty and occupational fitness.
• Military entrance and Reserve/National Guard medical examinations.
• Aerospace and aviation medical examinations.
• Disability evaluation medical examinations.
• Occupational health screening (provider services).
• Public‑health screening services (provider services). ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type | Code | Descriptor

• | - | - PSC | Q401 | Medical‑Nursing (registered nurses and direct patient care nursing services) PSC | Q402 | Medical‑Nursing Home, Long‑Term, and Adult Day Care Services PSC | Q509 | Family Practice & Internal Medicine Services PSC | Q533 | Occupational and Public Health Services

Verification: PSC Manual (includes/excludes and category grouping). ¹

Includes and excludes (official)

• Includes: provider‑delivered exams and evaluations for fitness for duty, military entrance, Reserve/National Guard, aerospace, disability evaluations, occupational health screening (provider role), and public‑health screening (provider role). ¹
• Excludes: managed healthcare contracts and broader occupational/public‑health programs when the contract is for program delivery rather than discrete provider exam services; family/internal medicine or aerospace physician categories when separately coded. ¹

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What activities should be coded Q403 in FPDS?
  Use Q403 when the predominant deliverable is a healthcare provider performing evaluation or screening exams (fitness for duty, military entrance, disability, aerospace, occupational/public‑health screenings). Managed care or programmatic occupational/public‑health services should use the PSC identified for those programmatic services. ¹

• Q: Which PSCs are commonly confused with Q403?
  Common adjacent PSCs include Q401 (nursing), Q402 (nursing home/long‑term care), Q509 (family/internal medicine), and Q533 (occupational/public‑health programs). The PSC Manual provides explicit includes/excludes to reduce misclassification. ¹

• Q: Which NAICS codes should be paired with Q403?
  Not specified by official sources. The PSC Manual defines Q403 content but does not prescribe mandatory NAICS pairings; agencies select NAICS based on the primary industry nature of the acquisition. ¹

• Q: How should an agency select Q403 versus a broader medical PSC (for example, Q201)?
  Select Q403 when the contract’s primary requirement is provider examinations and screenings. Broader managed‑care or general health‑care contracts should use general healthcare PSCs (for example, Q201) per the PSC Manual’s guidance on predominant product/service selection. ¹

See also: Q403.

Useful resources

• PSC Manual — Product and Service Code Manual (April 2025 PDF), Acquisition.gov. ¹
• FPDS help / ezSearch guidance (how PSCs are recorded in FPDS). ²
• G2X — PSC Q403 overview (informational): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/Q403

References

1. Product and Service Code Manual (PSC Manual), Acquisition.GOV (April 2025). https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/manual/PSC%20Manual%20April%202025.pdf
2. FPDS ezSearch / Help, Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). https://www.fpds.gov/help/index.jsp