UNSPSC 85301502: Diagnosis of cellulitis of external ear

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Cellulitis of external ear. Cellulitis of external ear 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 H60. 1

UNSPSC 85301502 Diagnosis of cellulitis of external ear is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally addresses a single clinical diagnostic procedure — identification and classification of external ear cellulitis — yet the three most recent solicitations tagged to this code involve enterprise diagnostic imaging systems, special education contracted services, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple clinical disciplines. None of these opportunities directly procure cellulitis diagnosis services or related diagnostic protocols for external ear conditions. The mismatch suggests the code is either being applied inconsistently by issuing bodies or does not reflect a distinct procurement category that state and local health systems and school districts regularly solicit as a standalone line item.

The recent opportunities instead cluster around broader health system infrastructure and staffing: San Mateo Medical Center is soliciting an RFP for a Diagnostic Imaging PACS system due October 21, 2026, supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging across 65,000 annual studies; Birdville Independent School District is requesting competitive sealed proposals for special education contracted services due October 21, 2026, spanning 23 service lines including audiologists, diagnosticians, and therapists across 30 campuses; and Santa Clara County Health System is maintaining a non-exclusive multiple-award Qualified List for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. These solicitations span California and Texas with no focused geographic concentration under this code. The lack of cellulitis diagnosis–specific procurement activity suggests this Commodity code does not reflect material state and local buying patterns.