UNSPSC 85281504: Diagnosis of staphylococcal meningitis

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Staphylococcal meningitis. Staphylococcal meningitis 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 G00. 3

UNSPSC 85281504 Diagnosis of staphylococcal meningitis is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, does not align with actual procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code—a diagnostic imaging PACS system from San Mateo Medical Center, ultrasound equipment procurement from Collier County, Florida, and blood draw phlebotomy services from the Albuquerque Police Department—address imaging platforms, portable ultrasound hardware, and field phlebotomy collection rather than diagnostic testing for a specific bacterial meningitis pathogen. State and local health systems and law enforcement agencies posting under this code are buying enterprise imaging systems, point-of-care ultrasound equipment, and field specimen-collection labor, not laboratory-based confirmatory or presumptive tests for Staphylococcus aureus meningitis. The issuing bodies span county health authorities, municipal police departments, and specialized hospital procurement operations, indicating use across public health delivery and forensic evidence chains rather than pathology-focused purchasing.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the West and Southeast. San Mateo County, California; Collier County, Florida; and Albuquerque, New Mexico posted solicitations between January and July 2026, with the San Mateo PACS opportunity (RFP, due August 7, 2026) and the Albuquerque blood draw services RFB (due February 25, 2026) representing the most concrete recent procurements. The code shows limited relevant recent activity—no pattern of repeat buyers or sustained demand under this Commodity classification, and the substantive scope of work posted does not match the code's meningitis-diagnostic intent. Practitioners should verify scope alignment with issuing offices before responding, as the UNSPSC tag appears to reflect administrative classification rather than the actual goods and services being acquired.