UNSPSC 85872906: Plain radiography of other lower arteries using high osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of other lower 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 B40J0ZZ

UNSPSC 85872906 Plain radiography of other lower arteries using high osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities—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 vehicle at Santa Clara Health System—span health IT infrastructure, school-based therapy and evaluation services, and ancillary clinical staffing, with only the San Mateo PACS solicitation touching imaging technology at all. The scope mismatch suggests this code may be applied inconsistently by issuing bodies or that the catalog designation does not reflect current procurement practice under it.

The issuing bodies include a county hospital system (San Mateo), an independent school district in Texas (Birdville), and a county health system (Santa Clara), indicating use across public health and education sectors. Geographic activity appears concentrated in California and Texas. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP (due October 21, 2026) is the most closely aligned to imaging-related procurement, seeking enterprise-grade PACS with EPIC integration to handle 65,000 annual radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations; Santa Clara's non-exclusive staffing qualification vehicle (RFQ format, due October 7, 2026) includes diagnostic imaging and radiology among thirteen ancillary clinical categories and permits five-year qualified-list maintenance with work contracted on an as-needed basis. Given the nominal code's specificity and the recent opportunities' divergence, vendors should verify code alignment at the time of solicitation release rather than assume a body of established imaging-procedure procurement under this designation.