UNSPSC 85211705: Diagnosis of shigellosis due to shigella dysenteriae

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae. Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as a four digit category under code A03. 0

UNSPSC 85211705 Diagnosis of shigellosis due to shigella dysenteriae is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical laboratory designation does not align with the recent opportunities posted under it, which focus instead on diagnostic imaging systems, special education contracted services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve shigella testing or infectious-disease diagnosis. State and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this code, but the work being solicited bears no substantive relationship to shigella dysenteriae diagnostics. The issuing bodies across these opportunities include a county health system (San Mateo Medical Center), an independent school district (Birdville ISD in Texas), and a county health authority (Santa Clara Health System), representing a mix of health care and education jurisdictions rather than the clinical laboratory services the code nominally describes.

Geographic activity centers on California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), with no coherent pattern suggesting ongoing procurement demand in shigella diagnostics at the state or local level. Representative recent opportunities include San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for a Diagnostic Imaging PACS system (due October 21, 2026), Birdville ISD's request for special education contracted services (due October 21, 2026), and Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to be either misapplied by issuing bodies or inactive for its intended purpose; business development professionals should verify whether their service or product aligns with the actual work being solicited before pursuing opportunities tagged with this code.