Health and beauty · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 5047 (Medical, Dental and Hospital Equipment)?
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MCC 5047 (Medical, Dental, Ophthalmic and Hospital Equipment and Supplies) is the merchant category code for business-to-business or wholesale distributors of laboratory, surgical, dental or orthopedic equipment, wheelchairs, hospital equipment and similar supplies. It is a wholesale code: Visa describes it as business-to-business. A store selling health devices to consumers usually fits a retail code such as 5976 or 5975. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Medical, Dental, Ophthalmic and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- Stripe name
- Medical, Dental, Ophthalmic, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- Restricted by Stripe
- No
- Visa high-integrity risk
- No
- Visa 3D Secure rule for online sales
- No rule tied to this code
- In PlatformDTC's Industry picker
- Yes, under "Medical services"
- Typical products
- Dental equipment, Hospital equipment and furniture, Wheelchairs, Safety equipment
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 5047 in its Industry picker as "Medical and hospital equipment" under "Medical services"; typing 5047 in the search box finds it. The choice is sent to Stripe as the category code of the store's own payments account and can be changed later under Settings, Payments, Professional details, subject to Stripe's check.
What sells under MCC 5047
Visa uses 5047 for business-to-business or wholesale distributors of laboratory, surgical, dental or orthopedic equipment, wheelchairs, hospital equipment and similar supplies.
It is a wholesale code: Visa describes it as business-to-business. A store selling health devices to consumers usually fits a retail code such as 5976 or 5975.
- Dental equipment
- Hospital equipment and furniture
- Wheelchairs
- Safety equipment
Codes it is confused with
Choose the code for the line of business that makes up most of your sales. Visa also allows a separate code for each line of business.
| Code | Name | Use it instead when |
|---|---|---|
| 5976 | Orthopedic Goods – Prosthetic Devices | You sell orthopedic goods to consumers |
| 5975 | Hearing Aids – Sales, Service, and Supply | You sell hearing aids to consumers |
| 5122 | Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggist Sundries | You distribute drugs, not equipment |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
5047 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, so no extra Visa registration is tied to the code itself.
Stripe's list of supported codes does not mark it restricted, so a Stripe account can use it without asking Stripe first.
Frequently asked questions
- Is MCC 5047 high risk?
- No. 5047 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 5047?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Medical services", and typing 5047 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.
Sources
Related
- 5976 — Prosthetic devices, orthotics and orthopedic goods.
- 5975 — Hearing aids and supplies, often with repair work.
- 5977 — Stores that sell cosmetics such as makeup and skincare.
- 5997 — Stores that sell electric razors and may repair them.
- 8043 — Opticians who test eyes and make and sell eyeglasses and optical goods.