UNSPSC 42221504: Peripherally inserted central catheters PICC

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube peripherally inserted through a narrow opening into a central vein in an arterial lining procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42221504 Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) is a Commodity code covering specialized vascular access devices and related infusion supplies purchased by state health agencies, university health systems, and cooperative purchasing alliances to support clinical programs ranging from acute medical care to long-term state-supported living facilities. State and local buyers under this code procure PICCs as components of broader medical supply portfolios—often bundled with IV stabilization devices, feeding tubes, syringes, enteral feeding sets, and related consumables—rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code span state health and human services departments (notably Texas Health and Human Services Commission), university health systems operating outpatient infusion centers, state departments of health care services, and large cooperative purchasing alliances leveraging collective buying power across thousands of government members. Recent solicitations show state agencies and health systems managing both routine medical supply replenishment contracts and specialized infusion center operations that depend on steady PICC availability and related injectable-therapy infrastructure.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Minnesota-based cooperative networks. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017603 on July 15, 2026 (bids due July 30, 2026) for medical supplies including catheters and IV stabilization devices for the Abilene State Supported Living Center, structured as a blanket purchase agreement with September 1, 2026 start date and optional one-year extension. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio released RFP 74526P16 on June 26, 2026 (proposals due August 7, 2026) for management of an operational infusion center supporting non-malignant conditions across multiple clinical departments, requiring contractor assumption of day-to-day facility operations and continuity of patient care. The State of California Department of Health Care Services solicited ambulatory smart pumps with integrated drug libraries under RFB 26201027-1 (due June 17, 2026), specifying FDA clearance and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement compliance. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) requested proposals from full-line medical supplies distributors on June 12, 2026 (due July 20, 2026) to serve approximately 8,000 actively purchasing government members across the United States with collective annual purchasing power of approximately $300 million in the medical supply portfolio.