UNSPSC 42141806: Diathermy units

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that provides a high-frequency electric current is delivered via shortwave, microwave, or ultrasound to generate deep heat in body. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 950691.

UNSPSC 42141806 Diathermy units is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The five most-recent opportunities tagged to this code involve community health assessment advisory services (San Mateo County Health), point-of-care ultrasound equipment procurement (CommUnityCare, a nonprofit FQHC in Travis County, Texas), underground utility locating services (Pasco County Board of County Commissioners, Florida), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative procurement spanning Washington state and multi-state jurisdictions), and bore and trenching services (City of Brownsville, Texas). Of these, only the CommUnityCare ultrasound procurement represents medical diagnostic or therapeutic equipment; the remainder fall outside the diathermy equipment category entirely. The diathermy code does not reflect active state and local purchasing patterns in the recent-opportunities block.

The CommUnityCare RFP (RFP202605001, due June 11, 2026) sought point-of-care ultrasound systems—cart-based and handheld devices with ancillary services including training, maintenance, warranty, and Epic EHR integration—for deployment across 22 clinic locations serving approximately 344,000 patient visits annually. This procurement is the sole recent opportunity with any connection to medical equipment purchasing under the code. The issuing body is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) FQHC rather than a traditional government agency. No state or regional concentration pattern emerges from the source material, and no evidence supports active state health department, county health system, or school district purchasing of diathermy equipment in recent months. The code warrants monitoring for future activity but shows no current procurement momentum.