UNSPSC 85872240: Plain radiography of right pulmonary artery

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of right pulmonary artery. 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 B30SZZZ

UNSPSC 85872240 Plain radiography of right pulmonary artery is a Commodity code with a nominal clinical scope that bears no meaningful relationship to the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The code itself describes a specific radiological procedure, but the recent solicitations posted under this code are substantially unrelated: they encompass diagnostic imaging systems and infrastructure (a PACS implementation at a county hospital), special education contracted services (staffing for school psychologists, speech therapists, and similar roles across a school district), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (audiology, respiratory care, sterile processing). None of these opportunities involve plain radiography of a pulmonary artery or reflect the specific diagnostic imaging procedure the code nominally names. The source shows a clear misclassification or tagging error in how state and local procurement offices have applied the UNSPSC code to these opportunities.

The recent opportunities, while posted under this code, signal activity across multiple issuing-body types: a county hospital system (San Mateo Medical Center), an independent school district in Texas (Birdville ISD), and a county health system (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity appears concentrated in California and Texas. Given the substantial mismatch between the code's scope and the work actually being solicited, this code shows little relevant recent activity for buyers pursuing plain radiography services or pulmonary imaging contracts.