UNSPSC 42221501: Arterial line catheters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into an artery in an arterial lining procedure. US FDA regulates Arterial line catheters under 21 CFR 870.5150 and under FDA product code DXE. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42221501 Arterial line catheters is a Commodity code covering specialized vascular access devices and infusion supplies that state and local health systems, supported-living facilities, and outpatient treatment centers procure as components of clinical inventory and operational contracting. The work being solicited under this code spans individual hospital and clinic procurements for specific catheter products and supplies, as well as participation in cooperative purchasing vehicles that establish master agreements across multiple state and local entities. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, California Department of Health Care Services), university health systems (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), and cooperative purchasing alliances serving thousands of government members nationwide (NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell, MMCAP). These bodies solicit arterial line catheters as part of broader medical supplies and equipment categories rather than as standalone commodity buys; procurement activity reflects the integration of catheters into comprehensive infusion, vascular access, and patient-care supply chains.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions, with recent solicitations originating from Texas (two HHSC procurements), California (Department of Health Care Services), Minnesota (MMCAP, Sourcewell), and South Dakota (NASPO ValuePoint administering a multi-state cooperative vehicle). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB HHS0017173 for Durable Medical Equipment and Services across eleven geographic regions in Texas, covering respiratory supplies, orthotics, prosthetics, and wound care with a contract ceiling of $5 million and a 21.1 percent HUB utilization set-aside; the same HHSC's July 2026 IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies and equipment at the Abilene State Supported Living Center, which explicitly listed gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, catheters, and syringes from vendors including Becton Dickinson and C.R. Bard under a blanket purchase agreement (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027); MMCAP's June 2026 RFP 37259 seeking full-line medical supplies distributors to serve approximately 8,000 government members with $300 million in collective annual medical-supply purchasing power; and NASPO ValuePoint's September 2026 RFP 1433 for medical supplies establishing master agreements across multiple states with proposals due November 9, 2026.