UNSPSC 42161913: Therapeutic apheresis machine tubing

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a tubing for therapeutic apheresis machine. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42161913 Therapeutic apheresis machine tubing is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of therapeutic apheresis machine tubing. Instead, the tagged solicitations span medical equipment acquisition and maintenance across diagnostic imaging, surgical instruments, ventilators, law enforcement gear, and emergency medical devices — none aligned with the code's nominal scope of apheresis tubing. State and local governments soliciting under this code appear to be using it as a catch-all medical equipment classification rather than targeting a specific consumable product line. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in issuing offices or a code application drift that has disconnected the taxonomy from actual buying behavior under this designation.

Recent activity shows solicitations from public health systems, county government, educational institutions, and cooperative purchasing vehicles across Florida, California, Washington, and Minnesota. Valencia College's School of Allied Health posted a sole-source procurement (SS202616) for a Philips Affiniti 70 Ultrasound System at $96,093.00 due November 13, 2025; San Mateo County Medical Center issued RFPs for laser equipment and surgical power instruments; Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners posted an ITB (ITB2600275) for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators at an estimated contract value of $140,225.00 over three years, due June 12, 2026; Marion County, Florida solicited Vidacare EZ-IO intraosseous infusion systems (09SS-103) with a May 11, 2026 deadline; and Sourcewell, the Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued an RFP (#061626) for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple participating counties. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated product definition.