UNSPSC 85871915: Plain radiography of bilateral internal carotid arteries using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of bilateral internal carotid arteries using low osmolar contrast. 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 B3081ZZ

UNSPSC 85871915 Plain radiography of bilateral internal carotid arteries using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific radiological procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with direct procurement of that service. Instead, the code appears in solicitations for diagnostic imaging infrastructure and ancillary health professional staffing — work that encompasses picture archiving and communication system (PACS) implementation, temporary clinical staffing in radiology and diagnostic imaging roles, and enterprise health information system integration. State and local health systems, county medical centers, and school districts issuing under related diagnostic imaging codes are buying system implementation, data migration, vendor qualifications for imaging-adjacent clinical support, and temporary diagnostic imaging personnel. The issuing bodies include county hospital systems, independent school districts, and regional health authorities, with San Mateo Medical Center and Santa Clara County Health System appearing as active buyers in the recent record.

Geographic activity centers on California, with San Mateo County and Santa Clara County both posting opportunities in the third and fourth quarters of 2026, and Texas represented by Birdville Independent School District's special education contracting (which includes speech language therapy and audiologist services tangentially related to imaging-adjacent clinical work). San Mateo Medical Center issued RFP 660002526251 for Diagnostic Imaging PACS with proposals due October 21, 2026, requiring enterprise-grade system implementation, EPIC EHR integration, 99.9% uptime, migration of approximately 78,000 annual imaging studies, and a nine-to-twelve-month implementation window under a five-year agreement. Santa Clara County Health System issued RFSQHHSFY270052 on July 7, 2026 as a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing in diagnostic imaging and radiology, among thirteen other ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and no guaranteed work volume. Neither opportunity directly solicits plain radiography procedures; the code's appearance reflects institutional tagging misalignment rather than active procurement of the specific service the code name describes.