UNSPSC 85875218: Fluoroscopy of thoracic facet joint(s) using high osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of thoracic facet joint(s) 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 BR150ZZ

UNSPSC 85875218 Fluoroscopy of thoracic facet joint(s) using high osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The three most recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code—a diagnostic imaging PACS system procurement from San Mateo Medical Center, a special education contracted services RFP from Birdville Independent School District, and a temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle from Santa Clara County Health System—do not align with the code's nominal scope of fluoroscopic imaging procedures. The San Mateo Medical Center solicitation concerns enterprise PACS software implementation and migration rather than the performance of fluoroscopic studies, and the other two opportunities involve unrelated service categories entirely.

State and local procurement activity under this code does not currently support the work described by the code name, suggesting either sparse demand for fluoroscopy contracting through public-sector channels or a systematic misclassification of opportunities in the underlying taxonomy. Practitioners pursuing imaging or interventional radiology service lines should monitor whether future opportunities are properly coded or confirm directly with issuing bodies whether fluoroscopy-specific contracts are anticipated.