UNSPSC 85875303: Ultrasonography of esophagus

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to ultrasonography of esophagus. 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 BD41ZZZ

UNSPSC 85875303 Ultrasonography of esophagus is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single diagnostic imaging procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little relevance to esophageal ultrasound specifically. Instead, the opportunities span diagnostic imaging infrastructure, special education services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which directly align with the code's stated scope. San Mateo Medical Center's Diagnostic Imaging PACS solicitation (RFP, due October 21, 2026) involves enterprise-grade picture archiving and communication system implementation supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging across approximately 65,000 radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations annually, with EPIC integration and 99.9% uptime requirements. Birdville Independent School District's special education contracted services RFP (due October 21, 2026) and Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (proposals due October 7, 2026) address occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and diagnostic imaging staffing — clinical functions distinct from esophageal ultrasound as a procedure code.

The issuing bodies represent a mixed portfolio of a county public hospital system (San Mateo), an independent school district in Texas (Birdville), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic activity centers on California (San Mateo and Santa Clara counties) and Texas (Tarrant County), with no other states represented in the recent opportunity set. The code shows little targeted procurement activity aligned with its nominal UNSPSC definition; the opportunities appear to be mislabeled or mismatched to the esophageal ultrasound commodity tier. Business development professionals should treat this code as showing minimal relevant recent activity and investigate whether opportunities are being systematically miscoded under this Commodity designation or whether the code itself is rarely used by state and local procurement offices for actual esophageal ultrasound services.