UNSPSC 85872242: Plain radiography of right pulmonary artery using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of right pulmonary artery 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 B30S1ZZ

UNSPSC 85872242 Plain radiography of right pulmonary artery using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure, but the three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve enterprise-grade Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) software implementation, special education contracted services including audiologists and diagnosticians, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging and radiology personnel. None of these solicitations procure plain radiography procedures or low osmolar contrast media. The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied in the state and local opportunities database or is used as a catch-all tag for disparate health-related services that do not fit the code's specific scope. The issuing bodies across the three opportunities are a county hospital system, a school district, and a county health system — different jurisdictional types pursuing unrelated services.

Given the scope mismatch, this code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors in diagnostic imaging supplies, medical imaging procedures, or contrast media. Opportunities in PACS implementation, special education staffing, and temporary clinical personnel procurement are orthogonal to the code's nominal commodity definition. A business development professional should treat this code as inactive for its stated purpose and instead monitor specific PACS, staffing, or health information technology codes if those service lines are the actual target.