621910 Ambulance Services

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing transportation of patients by ground or air, along with medical care. These services are often provided during a medical emergency but are not restricted to emergencies. The vehicles are equipped with lifesaving equipment operated by medically trained personnel.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Establishments primarily engaged in providing transportation of the disabled or elderly (without medical care) are classified in U.S. Industry 485991, Special Needs Transportation.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 621910

The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Air ambulance services
• Ambulance services, air or ground
• Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
• Rescue services, air
• Rescue services, medical

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 621910

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 621910, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $22.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 8690), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 86900Other human health activitiesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.