UNSPSC 85286101: Diagnosis of communicating hydrocephalus

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Communicating hydrocephalus. Communicating hydrocephalus 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 G91. 0

UNSPSC 85286101 Diagnosis of communicating hydrocephalus, a Commodity code, shows a poor match between its nominal scope and the state and local opportunities currently posted under it. The three recent solicitations tagged to this code involve diagnostic imaging systems (a Picture Archiving and Communication System implementation), ultrasound equipment procurement, and phlebotomy services for blood draws — none of which address hydrocephalus diagnosis specifically or represent the neurological or neurosurgical imaging and procedural services the code name suggests. The mismatch indicates either miscoding at the jurisdictional procurement office level or a systematic misalignment between how state and local agencies classify health-system contracts and the UNSPSC taxonomy. Absent recent opportunities that actually target hydrocephalus diagnosis work, this code shows little actionable activity for vendors in that specialty.

The issuing bodies using this code span public health systems and municipal agencies: San Mateo County's hospital system (San Mateo Medical Center), Collier County in Florida, and the Albuquerque Police Department. Activity is confined to California and Florida for the PACS and ultrasound procurements and New Mexico for phlebotomy services. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP for diagnostic imaging PACS closed August 7, 2026, and included enterprise integration with Epic EHR, 65,000 annual radiology studies, 99.9% uptime requirements, and a local preference of 5–10% under county ordinance. Collier County issued a notice of intent to single source EchoNous, Inc. for ultrasound equipment (KOSMOS platform with TORSO-ONE probe) on March 26, 2026. The code's recent posting history does not support pursuit based on the nominal hydrocephalus-diagnosis scope.