UNSPSC 85872172: Fluoroscopy of bilateral upper extremity arteries using high osmolar contrast, laser intraoperative

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of bilateral upper extremity arteries using high osmolar contrast, laser intraoperativefluoroscopy of bilateral upper extremity arteries using high osmolar 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 B31K010

UNSPSC 85872172 Fluoroscopy of bilateral upper extremity arteries using high osmolar contrast, laser intraoperative is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source shows no recent solicitations for fluoroscopic imaging procedures, contrast media, or laser intraoperative services as described by the code name. Instead, the three most recent opportunities under this code span diagnostic imaging systems procurement (a Picture Archiving and Communication System at San Mateo Medical Center), special education contracted services at Birdville Independent School District in Texas, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories at Santa Clara Health System in California. These opportunities represent fundamentally different lines of work — infrastructure and information-technology systems, educational support services, and staffing placement — none of which corresponds to the fluoroscopic diagnostic procedure the code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error in the source or a code that is no longer actively used by state and local procurement offices for its intended purpose. No meaningful business development strategy can be built on this code's current activity, as the solicitations do not describe fluoroscopy, contrast imaging, or related diagnostic services. A firm pursuing work under the nominal scope of this Commodity code should verify with specific issuers (health systems, hospital networks, diagnostic imaging centers) whether they tag fluoroscopic imaging services under a different UNSPSC code, or rely on untagged RFP and RFQ discovery outside the taxonomy.