UNSPSC 85873001: Ultrasonography of bilateral adrenal glands

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to ultrasonography of bilateral adrenal glands. 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 BG42ZZZ

UNSPSC 85873001 Ultrasonography of bilateral adrenal glands is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code do not reflect diagnostic ultrasound services; instead, they show health system procurement across unrelated categories—diagnostic imaging system infrastructure (PACS software and implementation), special education contracted services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral health), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical roles. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope of bilateral adrenal ultrasound studies or procedures.

The three opportunities on record span a county health system (San Mateo Medical Center), an independent school district (Birdville ISD in Texas), and a county health system qualification vehicle (Santa Clara Health System), but none directly solicit ultrasound imaging services or diagnostic procedures. This mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement scope suggests either miscoding in the state and local opportunity database or opportunistic code selection by issuing bodies. Buyers evaluating this code should treat recent activity as a false signal and focus instead on opportunities properly coded to diagnostic imaging services, health professional staffing, or education-related procurements if those categories align with firm capabilities.