UNSPSC 85171701: Necropsy service

Service to perform examinations on corpses to determine the causes of death

UNSPSC 85171701 Necropsy service (Commodity) covers postmortem laboratory analysis and diagnostic testing services that state and local governments purchase to support medical examiners, coroners, public health surveillance, and specialized disease investigations. Recent solicitations reveal that the code encompasses both standalone postmortem testing and broader clinical laboratory services that include necropsy-related work as part of comprehensive diagnostics. The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has posted blanket purchasing agreements for postmortem testing services, and state health agencies procure specialized testing such as Hantavirus genomic sequencing and analysis to support outbreak response and confirmatory diagnostics on deceased individuals. Beyond necropsy work proper, the code captures clinical laboratory testing for pathological specimens, environmental sample analysis tied to public health investigations (such as lead testing), and occupational health evaluations including drug screening and medical surveillance that feed epidemiological and investigative functions.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include medical examiners' offices, state health departments, and public health agencies, with repeat activity from Kentucky's Department of Veterans Affairs (procuring laboratory services across multiple skilled nursing facilities), Texas health commissions, and Colorado's Department of Human Services. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky), Southwest (Texas), and Mountain West (Colorado, Nevada), with additional recent solicitations from Illinois and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's postmortem testing blanket purchasing agreement (RFQ FY26-OCME-RFQ-BPA, posted July 8, 2026), the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency Hantavirus testing procurement (sole-source to Rush University Medical Center, $99,361.34, posted May 27, 2026), and Brevard County's histology laboratory services RFQ for the Medical Examiner's Office (RFQ-7-26-07, posted April 6, 2026, due April 7, 2026). The code shows consistent activity across skilled nursing facilities seeking integrated laboratory services through PointClickCare electronic medical records, clinical pathology and microbiology testing for in-patient psychiatric hospitals, and specialized diagnostics supporting investigative and surveillance mandates at state and local health authorities.