UNSPSC 85822919: Measurement of arterial pulse, peripheral, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a measurement intervention or procedure to measurement of arterial pulse, peripheral, open 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 4A030J1

UNSPSC 85822919 Measurement of arterial pulse, peripheral, open approach is a Commodity code whose actual buying activity bears limited relation to the code's nominal scope. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code include disability pension medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit plan administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve measurement of arterial pulse or peripheral vascular assessment as a primary or standalone service. The code shows no coherent procurement pattern aligned with its stated medical procedure. Issuing bodies span county governments, cities, state departments, and public health systems across multiple states.

The source records six recent opportunities (August–September 2026), none of which reflect the code's nominal commodity. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent disability medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026). The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, requested occupational medical surveillance for shipyard and marine crew personnel across 14 statewide locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The City of Long Beach solicited surgical procedure carve-out benefits for its employee and retiree health plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026). Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued a request for information on emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026). Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, and respiratory care (RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The mismatch between the code name and the actual work being procured suggests either systematic miscoding or the code's use as a catch-all for health services — either way, the code shows no reliable buying signal for peripheral pulse measurement services.