UNSPSC 85873530: Fluoroscopy of right jugular veins using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of right jugular 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 B5131ZZ

UNSPSC 85873530 Fluoroscopy of right jugular veins using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code whose recent state and local procurement activity shows little relevance to its nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve diagnostic imaging system architecture (a Picture Archiving and Communication System procurement from San Mateo Medical Center), special education contracted services (Birdville Independent School District), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System). Only the San Mateo Medical Center PACS opportunity touches imaging at all, and it addresses enterprise picture archiving and communication systems for radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging rather than the specific fluoroscopy procedure named in the code. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or a code designation that does not reflect current state and local buying patterns for this procedure category.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Birdville Independent School District in northeast Tarrant County), with no meaningful concentration in any particular state or region based on the limited recent record. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP (Solicitation 660002526251) closed October 21, 2026, seeking an enterprise PACS implementation with EPIC integration, 99.9% uptime requirements, and data migration from the existing ScImage system. Given the code's narrow clinical definition and the mismatch between that definition and what state and local buyers are actually soliciting, this code warrants close monitoring for taxonomy drift or consider whether pursue decisions should be based on the actual service categories (diagnostic imaging systems, health professional staffing, or special education services) rather than the code as stated.