UNSPSC 85354202: Diagnosis of lichen planopilaris

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Lichen planopilaris. Lichen planopilaris 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 L66. 1

UNSPSC 85354202 Diagnosis of lichen planopilaris is a Commodity code that shows a mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific dermatological condition—and actual recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve diagnostic imaging systems, special education contracted services, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations address diagnosis of lichen planopilaris or dermatological services of any kind. San Mateo Medical Center is procuring an enterprise-grade Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging with EPIC integration; Birdville Independent School District in Texas is contracting for multiple special education disciplines including audiologists, diagnosticians, and therapists; and the County of Santa Clara Health System is building a qualified vendor pool for temporary staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, and therapy services. The issuing bodies span a county-operated hospital and clinic system, a school district, and a county health system—institutional healthcare and education buyers seeking diagnostic infrastructure, clinical staffing, and educational support services.

The code shows recent activity in California (San Mateo County, Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), but the solicitations are fundamentally unrelated to the code's stated commodity. San Mateo Medical Center posted its PACS RFP on October 7, 2026, with proposals due October 21, 2026; Santa Clara Health System posted its temporary staffing RFQ on July 7, 2026, with proposals due October 7, 2026; and Birdville ISD posted its special education services RFP on September 18, 2026, with proposals due October 21, 2026. The code does not support a meaningful market for diagnosis of lichen planopilaris in state and local procurement. A business development professional should treat this code as taxonomically misaligned with the opportunities it currently captures and should not pursue work under this classification without clarification from the issuing agency about its actual intended scope.