UNSPSC 85822403: Measurement of respiratory resistance, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a measurement intervention or procedure to measurement of respiratory resistance, external approach. 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 4A09XDZ

UNSPSC 85822403 Measurement of respiratory resistance, external approach is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The handful of recent opportunities posted under this code involve telehealth urgent care, virtual mental health services, emergency medical services billing, occupational health screening, and behavioral health programs—none of which involve measurement of respiratory resistance or pulmonary function testing as the code's title suggests. The Illinois Secretary of State did post a respirator medical exam RFQ in August 2026 (IFB 27350SOSPHYSEB53867) that includes pulmonary function testing as part of a comprehensive occupational health screening package, representing the closest match to respiratory measurement, but the solicitation also encompasses asbestos exams, B-Read chest x-rays, respirator fit tests, and tuberculosis screening—a broader occupational health scope than respiratory resistance measurement alone. The mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and recent posting activity suggests the code does not reliably route respiratory-measurement-specific procurements in state and local systems or that jurisdictions are tagging related occupational health and medical services work under this code without precise commodity alignment.

Issuing bodies posting under or near this code span state agencies (Illinois Secretary of State, Texas Health and Human Services), county health systems (Santa Clara, Brevard, DeKalb), municipalities (San Mateo, Phoenix, Ocala), and cooperative purchasing consortia (Sourcewell). Recent opportunities cluster most heavily in occupational health services, mental and behavioral health, emergency medical services support, and general medical or wellness programming. The geographic spread across Illinois, Texas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Florida, Oregon, and Nevada reflects broad national activity, though the commodities tagged to this code diverge significantly from respiratory physiology. State and local buyers are actively procuring the kinds of services appearing in recent postings—employee health clinics, crisis stabilization, substance use treatment, EMS billing, and psychological evaluation—but respiratory resistance measurement does not emerge as a material procurement category in the recent-opportunities block, and the code's assignment to these diverse health services appears taxonomically incorrect.