Derived from the NSV classification, can be used for analysis of medical and surgical items.

Advantages

• Free to download
• Hierarchy similar to NSV

Disadvantages

• Heading level only, no item level codes or standardized descriptions
• Codes difficult to find and use
• Headings added or changed frequently, making it difficult to stay up to date, or know which version is being used
• Cannot be applied uniformly or quality assured
• Cannot be used to collaborate on procurement or share information other than at a very high level
• It is not a foundation for moving forward to full coding.
• Some headings are confusing as they are duplicated in other areas