UNSPSC 85877243: Plain radiography of lumbar facet joint(s) using low osmolar contrast

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of lumbar facet joint(s) 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 BR061ZZ

UNSPSC 85877243 Plain radiography of lumbar facet joint(s) using low osmolar contrast is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no solicitations for radiography services or imaging procedures themselves. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve procurement of diagnostic imaging systems and health professional staffing services — work substantially unrelated to the code's nominal scope. San Mateo Medical Center posted an RFP for enterprise-grade Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) implementation with EPIC integration, supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging operations across approximately 65,000 annual radiology studies. Santa Clara Health System established a multiple-award qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology Services. Birdville Independent School District in Texas solicited special education contracted services including speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and other allied health professionals on an as-needed basis. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated purpose of individual radiography procedures or imaging studies.

The issuing bodies span county health systems (San Mateo County, Santa Clara County), independent school districts (Birdville ISD in Texas), and public health authorities. Geographic activity centers on California (San Mateo, Santa Clara) and Texas, though the mismatch between the code's scope and the actual solicitations limits the predictive value of this geographic pattern. Procurement under this code does not reflect demand for plain radiography services or imaging procedures; instead, the tagged opportunities reflect broader health systems and education procurement that incidentally touch diagnostic imaging infrastructure or staffing. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for its stated commodity purpose and verify the actual UNSPSC coding in any new opportunities before committing resources to pursue contracts tagged here.