Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Medical Tests
The Google product category ID for Medical Tests is 505293. It sits under Health Care and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 505293
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 6
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Health Care
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Medical Tests is sixth largest of the 25 categories under Health Care, with 6 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Medical TestsAllergy Test Kits
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Allergy Test Kits (499934) on level 4: Medical Tests › Allergy Test Kits. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biometric Monitors | 494 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| First Aid | 508 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Incontinence Aids | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medicine & Drugs | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobility & Accessibility | 519 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Supports & Braces | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Condoms | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitness & Nutrition | 2890 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Pillboxes | 3777 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory Care | 4551 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Biometric Monitor Accessories | 5071 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Hearing Aids | 5690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acupuncture | 5849 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Occupational & Physical Therapy Equipment | 5870 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Lubricants | 5923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry | 5965 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Alarm Systems | 5966 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contraceptive Cases | 7002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spermicides | 7186 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bed Pans | 7220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specimen Cups | 8082 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stump Shrinkers | 8105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Therapy Lamps | 500087 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Tests — this page | 505293 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Conductivity Gels & Lotions | 505820 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505293) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Tests"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 6 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 505293 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Tests |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 505293, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Medical Tests
6 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 6 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Medical Tests continues any further, so one of those 6 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Medical Tests
What is the Google product category ID for Medical Tests?
505293. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Tests", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Medical Tests or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Medical Tests has 6 directly below it, starting with Allergy Test Kits (499934), Blood Typing Test Kits (7337), Drug Tests (2552), and 6 in total further down. 505293 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Medical Tests sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Health Care (491). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Medical Tests. If your product does not belong under Health Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Medical Tests is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Health Care first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Acupuncture (5849), Bed Pans (7220), Biometric Monitor Accessories (5071), Biometric Monitors (494), Condoms (775), Conductivity Gels & Lotions (505820), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Health Care (491) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Medical Tests?
1 level more. The longest route down from Medical Tests is Medical Tests > Allergy Test Kits, ending at Allergy Test Kits (499934) on level 4. Not every branch below Medical Tests runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Medical Tests compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 6 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Medical Tests and Medical Alarm Systems?
They sit side by side under Health Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Medical Tests is 505293; Medical Alarm Systems is 5966. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Tests" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems" before you submit.
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