UNSPSC 85871838: Fluoroscopy of left external carotid artery using other contrast, laser intraoperative

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of left external carotid artery using other contrast, laser intraoperativefluoroscopy of left external carotid artery using other contrast, laser intraoperative. This 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 B31BY10

UNSPSC 85871838 Fluoroscopy of left external carotid artery using other contrast, laser intraoperative is a Commodity code whose abstract descriptor does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities posted under or near this code involve diagnostic imaging infrastructure (San Mateo Medical Center's PACS system implementation), school district special education staffing (Birdville Independent School District), and health system temporary staffing for ancillary clinical roles (County of Santa Clara). None of these solicitations concern fluoroscopy procedures or laser intraoperative imaging services as the code name suggests. The San Mateo opportunity centers on enterprise-grade picture archiving and communication system implementation with EPIC integration to support 65,000 annual radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations; the Birdville and Santa Clara opportunities target clinical staff augmentation (audiologists, diagnosticians, therapists, and imaging technicians) rather than procedural services or equipment.

The code shows little relevant recent activity for fluoroscopy or laser intraoperative services in state and local procurement. Issuing bodies posting under this code include a county hospital system (San Mateo County), an independent school district in Texas (Birdville ISD), and a county health system (Santa Clara), but their procurement needs reflect diagnostic imaging technology deployment and temporary health professional staffing rather than the procedural or device-level work this code nominally describes. Geographic activity spans California (San Mateo, Santa Clara counties) and Texas (Tarrant County), though the mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement scope suggests either miscategorization by issuing bodies or limited authentic demand under this Commodity code in state and local markets.