UNSPSC 85877029: Fluoroscopy of left knee using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to fluoroscopy of left knee 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 BQ181ZZ

UNSPSC 85877029 Fluoroscopy of left knee using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that reflects a narrow diagnostic imaging modality, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with its nominal scope. The three most recent solicitations tagged to this code — a diagnostic imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) implementation, a school district special education contracted services procurement, and a county health system temporary staffing qualification vehicle — do not involve fluoroscopy procedures or imaging services themselves. The mismatch suggests this code sees little relevant recent activity among state and local buyers, or that issuers are applying it imprecisely to broader health services categories.

The single opportunity with plausible connection to diagnostic imaging is San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for enterprise-grade PACS implementation (Solicitation 660002526251, due October 21, 2026), which supports the medical center's approximately 65,000 radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations annually. However, this is a system-implementation and software-licensing procurement, not a clinical service or procedure. The other two opportunities — Birdville Independent School District's special education contracted services RFP and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle — have no connection to fluoroscopy or diagnostic imaging. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as exhibiting little actionable recent activity under its stated definition and examine higher-level diagnostic imaging codes or PACS-related procurement families for more reliable signal.