UNSPSC 85872304: Fluoroscopy of spinal arteries

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of spinal arteries. 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 B31MZZZ

UNSPSC 85872304 Fluoroscopy of spinal arteries, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code's abstract reference to a diagnostic imaging procedure does not match the work actually being solicited in the recent opportunities block. San Mateo Medical Center posted an RFP for enterprise-grade Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) implementation with EPIC Electronic Health Record integration, supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging across approximately 65,000 annual radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations—a system procurement and data migration engagement, not a clinical procedure. The County of Santa Clara Health System posted a qualification-based vendor pool RFQ for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging and radiology, but this addresses staffing capacity, not spinal artery fluoroscopy procurement. Birdville Independent School District's special education contracted services RFP, also tagged to this code, involves therapy and diagnostic professionals serving special-needs students and is entirely unrelated to spinal imaging. The issuing bodies span a county hospital system, a county health system, and a school district across California and Texas, but none solicitation targets spinal fluoroscopy as a purchasable service or procedure.

The code shows no relevant recent activity. State and local procurement offices do not acquire individual diagnostic procedures like fluoroscopy of spinal arteries through RFP or RFQ; such services are purchased as part of radiology service agreements, health system staffing contracts, or imaging system implementation vehicles. The three recent opportunities appear to have been miscoded and should not be treated as indicators of market demand under this Commodity code.