Division 06 : Health
Division 06 comprises four main categories, one covering medicines and health products ( 06.1)
and the other three, various types of health services. Those services encompass outpatient care services that do not require an overnight stay ( 06.2); inpatient care services provided during an overnight stay ( 06.3); and diagnostic imaging services, medical laboratory services, patient emergency transportation and emergency rescue services ( 06.4). Covered in group 06.1 are all medicines and health products that are separately priced from health services, except those medicines and health products administered under the direct supervision of a health-care professional during an overnight stay ( 06.3).
The products and services assigned to division 06 can be used only to achieve specific health aims:
preventing illnesses and diseases (e.g., through vaccination); restoring or maintaining a particular state of health or preventing its deterioration; and curing illnesses, diseases and injuries, as well as relieving their symptoms; reducing their severity; or protecting against their exacerbation or their complications.
The division also includes services provided by health-care professionals purely for aesthetic beautification purposes (e.g., cosmetic surgery and teeth-whitening dental treatment).
On the other hand, division 06 excludes foods that are believed to be highly beneficial to health, especially food grown organically, as well as foods or food ingredients that have been shown to have a positive effect on specific functions or systems of the body (division 01).
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Last updated on: 04/14/2026