UNSPSC 85821002: Measurement of metabolism, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a measurement intervention or procedure to measurement of metabolism, via natural or artificial opening. This measurement intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 4A0Z76Z

UNSPSC 85821002 Measurement of metabolism, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure clinical laboratory and diagnostic testing services focused on assessing metabolic function through direct specimen collection—urine analysis, blood draws, endoscopy, and related procedures that yield quantitative or qualitative data on organ and system performance. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code, however, show a significant mismatch: the posted solicitations span occupational health services, emergency medical services revenue billing, cancer screening, retinal imaging, orthotic equipment, histology lab work, nursing home placement operations, opioid use disorder treatment, youth crisis stabilization, employee wellness platforms, and psychological testing—none of which align with the code's nominal focus on metabolic measurement via natural or artificial opening. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its stated definition.

The source contains no recent opportunities that genuinely match the UNSPSC code's scope of work or that reflect issuing bodies, geographic spread, or dollar values aligned with metabolic testing and measurement services. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding at the point of solicitation publication or that this code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for the services it nominally describes.