UNSPSC 85404501: Diagnosis of meckel diverticulum

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Meckel diverticulum. Meckel diverticulum 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 Q43. 0

UNSPSC 85404501 Diagnosis of meckel diverticulum, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The three most recent solicitations concern diagnostic imaging systems infrastructure (a PACS platform), ultrasound equipment procurement, and on-call phlebotomy services — none of which directly address meckel diverticulum diagnosis as a clinical service line. The code's nominal scope is a specific gastrointestinal diagnostic procedure, yet state and local health systems are using this classification to buy imaging platforms, equipment, and ancillary clinical services that support a broad range of diagnostic work rather than meckel diverticulum evaluation specifically. This suggests either a classification mismatch in how jurisdictions are tagging health-system procurements or that the code has drifted in practice to cover diagnostic imaging and laboratory infrastructure more broadly.

The issuing bodies include a county medical center (San Mateo Medical Center in California), a county health system procurement division (Collier County, Florida), and a municipal police department's scientific evidence division (Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico). Recent activity spans California, Florida, and New Mexico. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP for a PACS system with EPIC integration, due August 7, 2026, is the most directly aligned to diagnostic infrastructure; Collier County's single-source notice for EchoNous ultrasound equipment represents opportunistic equipment procurement; and the Albuquerque Police Department's RFB for on-call phlebotomy services, due February 25, 2026, reflects law-enforcement use of clinical diagnostics. Without a clear alignment between the code's stated scope and the actual work being solicited, pursuit under this code would require verification that your firm's service or product genuinely addresses meckel diverticulum diagnosis or that the code is being misapplied by the issuing jurisdictions.