UNSPSC 42142530: Diagnostic procedure needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in diagnostic procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Diagnostic procedure needles under 21 CFR 880.5440 and under FDA product code FPA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142530 Diagnostic procedure needles (Commodity) covers specimen collection and laboratory testing supplies purchased by state and local health agencies, medical examiners' offices, transit authorities, and cooperative purchasing alliances across the United States. State and local governments buy this code as part of broader medical supply agreements and standalone laboratory services contracts. Recent opportunities show diagnostic needles solicited alongside phlebotomy services, histology supplies, occupational medical examinations, and full-line medical supply distribution agreements. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county medical examiners' offices, county jails and custody facilities, state transportation agencies, and multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles. The code appears most frequently within master-agreement RFPs that bundle diagnostic supplies with broader medical services or equipment.

Geographic activity centers on cooperative purchasing vehicles with national scope (NASPO ValuePoint and Minnesota MMCAP each spanning eight states or more) alongside individual county and state agency solicitations in Florida, Oregon, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include NASPO ValuePoint's RFP 1433 for Medical Supplies (South Dakota administering, proposals due November 9, 2026), Marion County Oregon's ITB for Laboratory Testing Services and Phlebotomy (July 24, 2026), Brevard County Florida's RFQ for Histology Lab Services (April 7, 2026), and MMCAP's RFP for full-line medical supplies spanning gloves, needles, syringes, wound care, and specimen collection (proposals due July 20, 2026). Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (October 9, 2026) and Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP (June 16, 2026) show the code occasionally tagged to solicitations where diagnostic needles are secondary items within larger equipment or services contracts.