UNSPSC 85871916: Plain radiography of bilateral internal carotid arteries using high 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 high 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 B3080ZZ

UNSPSC 85871916 Plain radiography of bilateral internal carotid arteries using high osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code—a diagnostic imaging PACS system implementation at San Mateo Medical Center, special education contracted services at Birdville Independent School District, and a temporary health professional staffing qualification pool at Santa Clara Health System—represent healthcare infrastructure, school support services, and clinical staffing, not radiography procedures or contrast media procurement. The code's nominal scope describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure and pharmaceutical input, yet the actual solicitations tagged to it span enterprise technology systems, school-based therapies and evaluations, and staffing-pool qualification vehicles with no radiography or contrast specificity.

State and local purchasing offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or as a catchall for health services activity. Geographic activity is concentrated in California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) with one Texas school district solicitation. The mismatch between the code's technical definition and the work actually being bought—none of which involves plain radiography or high osmolar contrast procurement—suggests limited relevance for vendors in diagnostic imaging or pharmaceutical supply. Bid-response dates ranged from October 7 to October 21, 2026, all now past. This code shows little actionable recent activity aligned to its commodity definition.