PSC Q502

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system is the government-wide taxonomy used to classify goods and services procured by federal agencies. PSCs populate FPDS element 8A to indicate the “what” of a purchase, improving spend visibility, reporting, and portfolio management; the PSC Manual governs code definitions, category rules, and ongoing maintenance. ¹

PSC Q502 (Medical‑Cardio‑Vascular) identifies procurements where the predominant service purchased is cardiovascular medical services — clinical care, diagnostic testing, procedural/interventional services, consultative evaluation, or related specialty follow‑up — and agencies select this PSC in FPDS when cardiovascular care is the primary purpose of the contract or task order. ¹

What this PSC covers

• Cardiovascular diagnostic services (for example, stress testing, echocardiography). ¹
• Interventional cardiology procedures and associated clinical services. ¹
• Cardiac electrophysiology evaluation and treatment services. ¹
• Outpatient and inpatient cardiovascular consultative services. ¹
• Cardiac rehabilitation and follow‑up cardiovascular specialty care. ¹
• Cardiology physician and specialist time billed as a healthcare service where cardiovascular care is predominant. ¹

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type	Code	Descriptor
PSC	Q501	Medical‑ Anesthesiology
PSC	Q503	Medical‑ Dentistry
PSC	Q522	Medical‑ Radiology

Source: PSC Manual (Category Q entries). ¹

How this code is applied in federal reporting

PSC selection should reflect the predominant service in the acquisition: when cardiovascular services are the primary deliverable, agencies report Q502 in FPDS element 8A to ensure accurate spend classification and to support program, budget, and portfolio analysis. The PSC Manual provides selection rules and category structure used by FPDS reporters. ¹

Frequently asked questions

• What does Q502 specifically identify on a contract?
  Q502 identifies procurements whose primary purpose is cardiovascular medical services — clinical, diagnostic, procedural, or consultative — and should be used when those services represent the predominant service or principal deliverable of the contract action. ¹

• Is equipment such as cardiac monitors coded under Q502?
  No. Purchases of physical devices (for example, cardiac monitors) are coded with product PSCs rather than service PSCs; the PSC Manual distinguishes medical services like Q502 from equipment/product PSC entries. ¹

• How should agencies choose between Q502 and other medical service PSCs when multiple specialties are involved?
  Agencies must select the PSC representing the predominant service purchased (the main purpose or largest-dollar portion of the action). If cardiovascular care is predominant, report Q502; the PSC Manual explains the “predominant-service” determination. ¹

• Do PSCs map directly to NAICS for set‑aside or small-business size rules?
  NAICS codes and PSCs serve different reporting purposes and are assigned independently; direct one-to-one mapping is not guaranteed and is not specified by the PSC Manual. ¹

Useful resources

• G2X — PSC Q502 overview
• Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual — General Services Administration (acquisition.gov). ¹
• FPDS help / ezSearch documentation (fpds.gov). ²

References

1. Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual, General Services Administration (acquisition.gov).
2. FPDS help and ezSearch documentation (fpds.gov).