85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

CPV code 85145000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Services provided by medical laboratories. It sits at level 4 of the CPV hierarchy as a category within the 85 division. This code is nested directly under 85140000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of services provided by medical laboratories. As a leaf code, 85145000 has no further subdivisions and represents the most precise classification available in this branch — buyers should reference it directly in tender notices when the procurement primarily concerns services provided by medical laboratories. Contracting authorities across the EU use 85145000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to services provided by medical laboratories.