UNSPSC 85871850: Fluoroscopy of bilateral internal carotid arteries

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of bilateral internal carotid arteries. 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 B318ZZZ

UNSPSC 85871850 Fluoroscopy of bilateral internal carotid arteries is a Commodity code showing minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code name describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure, yet recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broader health system contracting for diagnostic imaging infrastructure, special education services, and temporary clinical staffing—work that does not match bilateral carotid fluoroscopy procurement. San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC), a county-operated public hospital system in California, solicited proposals for an enterprise-grade Diagnostic Imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging across multiple modalities and departments rather than a single procedure. Separately, Birdville Independent School District in Texas and Santa Clara County Health System in California posted opportunities for contracted health professional staffing services spanning audiology, cardiology, orthopedic therapy, diagnostic imaging, and other specialties. The code shows little relevant recent activity directly tied to fluoroscopy procedures or bilateral carotid artery imaging specifically.

The geographic footprint of recent activity under this code spans California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), though the opportunities themselves do not reflect coherent procurement of the service the code nominally describes. The SMMC PACS implementation (RFP, due October 21, 2026) is the closest match to diagnostic imaging infrastructure, requiring vendors with EPIC EHR integration experience, successful public-sector implementations, and the ability to migrate 65,000 annual radiology studies and support 100 concurrent users with 99.9% uptime. Santa Clara County Health System's temporary staffing qualification vehicle (RFQ, due October 7, 2026) maintains a five-year Qualified List for diagnostic imaging and radiology positions among other clinical categories, with no guaranteed work volume. The mismatch between the code's specific procedural name and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that this particular commodity code is not actively used for state and local diagnostic imaging and clinical staffing procurement.