UNSPSC 85876801: Ultrasonography of bilateral knees

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to ultrasonography of bilateral knees. 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 BQ49ZZZ

UNSPSC 85876801 Ultrasonography of bilateral knees is a Commodity code that in practice does not map to the recent state and local contracting activity tagged under it. The three recent opportunities posted show no procurement of bilateral knee ultrasonography services or imaging studies. Instead, the opportunities reflect broader diagnostic imaging and health professional staffing procurement: San Mateo Medical Center solicited an enterprise-grade Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging with EPIC integration; Birdville Independent School District requested special education contracted services including audiologists, speech language therapists, and occupational therapists; and Santa Clara Health System sought to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging and radiology. The code itself names a discrete imaging procedure, but recent state and local procurement under this UNSPSC code appears to cover health information systems infrastructure, educational support services, and staffing intermediation rather than imaging services per se. This suggests either consistent miscoding across multiple jurisdictions or that the code is used as a catch-all for health services procurement that does not fit neatly into narrower categories.

The three opportunities originate from California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Birdville Independent School District in Tarrant County), representing a county health system, an independent school district, and a hospital authority. San Mateo Medical Center's PACS proposal, posted October 7, 2026 with response due October 21, 2026, carries the most concrete procurement signal for diagnostic imaging infrastructure; Birdville ISD's special education services proposal is due October 21, 2026; and Santa Clara Health System's temporary staffing qualification vehicle closed October 7, 2026. Without additional recent opportunities coded to this Commodity, the signal on whether state and local buyers actively procure bilateral knee ultrasonography under this specific code remains unclear.