UNSPSC 85873293: Plain radiography of epidural veins using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of epidural veins 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 B5001ZZ

UNSPSC 85873293 Plain radiography of epidural veins using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure using contrast media, yet the three most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve enterprise diagnostic imaging systems procurement, school district special education staffing, and regional health system temporary clinical staffing — none of which directly purchase plain radiography services or contrast agents. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP for a Diagnostic Imaging PACS system does encompass radiology operations at scale, but the solicitation targets Picture Archiving and Communication System software, implementation, and migration services rather than the procedural imaging or pharmaceutical inputs the code nominally describes. State and local governments soliciting under this code appear to be using it as a catch-all or miscategorization for health system imaging and staffing procurements rather than as a targeted commodity for plain radiography contrast materials or services.

The recent opportunities originate from California (San Mateo County Medical Center, Santa Clara County Health System) and Texas (Birdville Independent School District), with issuing bodies spanning county health systems and school districts. San Mateo Medical Center posted its PACS RFP on October 7, 2026, with proposals due October 21, 2026, and Santa Clara Health System posted a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (including diagnostic imaging/radiology staff) on July 7, 2026, with responses due October 7, 2026. The code shows little recent activity specifically targeting plain radiography procedures, contrast media procurement, or related clinical services in their traditional sense, suggesting either underuse of this commodity classification or systematic miscoding by issuing bodies.