UNSPSC 85877178: Plain radiography of lumbar spine

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of lumbar spine. 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 BR09ZZZ

UNSPSC 85877178 Plain radiography of lumbar spine is a Commodity code that encompasses diagnostic imaging equipment, systems, and services procured by state and local health care providers—hospitals, county medical centers, and public health systems. The recent opportunities tagged under this code diverge significantly from the nominal commodity definition: the three posted solicitations span enterprise picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), portable ultrasound equipment with software licensing, and on-call phlebotomy services. The issuing bodies include county-operated medical centers (San Mateo Medical Center in California, county health departments), county procurement offices executing single-source acquisitions (Collier County, Florida), and municipal police departments purchasing forensic blood draw services (Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico). The code appears to capture a broad swath of clinical diagnostic and evidence-collection services rather than a narrowly defined radiographic procedure.

The three recent opportunities cluster in California, Florida, and New Mexico. San Mateo County Medical Center posted a competitive RFP on July 9, 2026, due August 7, 2026, for a Diagnostic Imaging PACS system supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging with EPIC Electronic Health Record integration, requiring 99.9% uptime, migration of existing imaging data from a 2009-era ScImage system, and implementation within 9 to 12 months; vendor qualifications must demonstrate successful PACS implementations with EPIC integration within the past five years and three to five client references. Collier County, Florida, issued a Notice of Intent on April 1, 2026, to single-source EchoNous, Inc., for KOSMOS platform ultrasound equipment with a 5-year warranty and iOS software licensing, with a contract term from March 26, 2026, to March 25, 2028. The Albuquerque Police Department posted an RFB on January 26, 2026, due February 25, 2026, for on-call phlebotomy technicians providing 24/7 coverage across Bernalillo County with anticipated volume of approximately 300 annual service calls. The code shows limited recent activity aligned to its plain radiography definition.