UNSPSC 85224300: Diagnoses of pediculosis and phthiriasis

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Pediculosis and Phthiriasis. Pediculosis and Phthiriasis is listed In The World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or Icd-10 as a Three Digit Category under code A00.

Icd-10 Also Has The Following Pediculosis and Phthiriasis Children in its Four-Character Category: B85.0 or Pediculosis due To Pediculus Humanus Capitis; B85.1 or Pediculosis due To Pediculus Humanus Corporis; B85.2 or Pediculosis, Unspecified; B85.3 or Phthiriasis; B85.4 or Mixed Pediculosis and Phthiriasis. PEDICULOSIS and PHTHIRIASIS is listed in the Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services International Classification Of Diseases Clinical Modification (Tenth Revision) (Icd-10-CM) as a Three Digit Category under code B85.

UNSPSC 85224300 Diagnoses of pediculosis and phthiriasis is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code—a diagnostic imaging PACS system implementation at San Mateo Medical Center, special education contracted services at Birdville Independent School District in Texas, and temporary health professional staffing at Santa Clara Health System in California—bear no substantive relationship to the nominal code scope of louse and mite infestation diagnosis. The code appears to capture clinical diagnostic services under a narrow medical taxonomy that does not reflect actual public-sector solicitation patterns, and no recent state or local opportunities directly address pediculosis or phthiriasis testing, screening, or diagnostic services.

Given the absence of relevant recent activity, this code warrants a skip decision for business development professionals seeking aligned procurement opportunities in state and local markets. The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the operational scope of posted solicitations—ranging from enterprise imaging infrastructure to school-based special education staffing to temporary clinical-labor placement—suggests either a data-tagging anomaly or minimal procurement demand under this narrow diagnostic category. Monitor the code for future activity if your firm offers pediculosis or phthiriasis diagnostic testing or screening programs to state or local health departments, school districts, or public health systems, but current procurement signals do not support active pursuit.