UNSPSC 85877019: Fluoroscopy of left ankle using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of left ankle 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 BQ1H1ZZ

UNSPSC 85877019 Fluoroscopy of left ankle using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code whose recent state and local solicitations reveal a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity. The code nominally designates a single diagnostic imaging procedure — fluoroscopy of a specific anatomical site with a defined contrast medium — but the opportunities posted under this code cover enterprise-scale medical staffing services, health information system infrastructure, and multi-specialty clinical staffing qualification pools. San Mateo Medical Center's October 2026 RFP for a Diagnostic Imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is the only solicitation with plausible technical relation to the code's radiology focus, but the work being bought is system implementation, data migration, and vendor selection rather than fluoroscopy procedure delivery. The other two recent opportunities — Birdville Independent School District's special education contracted services and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool — fall entirely outside diagnostic imaging scope and suggest the code has been applied inconsistently or incorrectly across multiple issuing bodies.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans California (San Mateo County, Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), but the limited sample and categorical misalignment provide little reliable signal about where state and local buyers are actually procuring under this code. The three opportunities represent distinct issuing bodies — a county health system, a county hospital, and a school district — with no evident repeat buyers. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code's procedure-level specificity and the infrastructure and staffing services actually being solicited, this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms in diagnostic imaging, radiology, or allied clinical services. Procurement activity posted under this code does not reflect sustained demand for the fluoroscopy service the code nominally describes.