UNSPSC 85876536: Plain radiography of right upper arm

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of right upper arm. 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 BP0EZZZ

UNSPSC 85876536 Plain radiography of right upper arm is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific radiographic procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect a broader pattern of diagnostic imaging and health professional staffing procurement. State and local health systems and school districts are using this code to solicit enterprise imaging infrastructure, temporary clinical staffing, and ancillary health services that extend well beyond the narrow scope of a single radiographic study. The issuing bodies include county hospital systems (San Mateo Medical Center, Santa Clara Health System), independent school districts (Birdville ISD in Texas), and public health agencies seeking to fill diagnostic, therapeutic, and support roles across multiple clinical disciplines. The work being solicited encompasses Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) implementation with Electronic Health Record integration, temporary staffing for audiology, radiology, cardiology, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and behavioral health services, and specialized education support services including diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists.

Recent activity concentrates in California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), with representative opportunities including San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for Diagnostic Imaging PACS due October 21, 2026, which requires enterprise-grade system migration from legacy ScImage infrastructure, EPIC integration, and support for 65,000 annual radiology studies; Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology among 13 categories) due October 7, 2026, structured as a standing vendor pool with no guaranteed work; and Birdville Independent School District's competitive sealed proposal for special education contracted services due October 21, 2026, covering 23 line items across audiology, diagnostics, therapy, and counseling disciplines. The code shows misalignment between its nominal definition and actual procurement use—state and local buyers are tagging enterprise systems and staffing services with a code designed for a single imaging procedure, signaling either classification drift or upstream taxonomy challenges in how these agencies categorize health technology and personnel contracts.