UNSPSC 85331906: Diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Chronic apical periodontitis. Chronic apical periodontitis 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 K04. 5

UNSPSC 85331906 Diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, does not align with the actual work being procured under this designation. The three most recent opportunities posted under or tagged with this code involve enterprise diagnostic imaging system implementation (San Mateo Medical Center), special education contracted services including audiology and speech-language therapy (Birdville Independent School District), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). Of these, only the Santa Clara Health System solicitation includes audiology services, which tangentially touches diagnostic work, but none involve periodontal diagnosis or endodontic services as the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies span a county health system, a county medical center, and a school district—different organizational types with distinct procurement structures and timelines.

Geographic activity centers on California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County). The Santa Clara Health System posting from July 7, 2026 with an October 7, 2026 response date is the only opportunity establishing a multi-award vendor pool across ancillary health professional categories including diagnostic imaging, audiology, and therapy services; it explicitly excludes nursing and physician staffing. San Mateo Medical Center issued an RFP for Diagnostic Imaging PACS implementation with a posted date of October 7, 2026 and a response deadline of October 21, 2026, requiring enterprise-grade system integration with EPIC and migration from legacy ScImage PACS. This code shows little relevant recent activity for periodontal diagnosis services; the mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that periodontal-specific procurement does not flow through this UNSPSC designation in current state and local practice.