UNSPSC 85877505: Plain radiography of bilateral ureters

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a imaging intervention or procedure to plain radiography of bilateral ureters. 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 BT08ZZZ

UNSPSC 85877505 Plain radiography of bilateral ureters is a Commodity code that bears a weak relationship to the recent state and local activity tagged under it. The code's nominal scope — imaging of a specific anatomical structure — does not align with the actual procurement work state and local agencies are soliciting. Recent opportunities under this code span diagnostic imaging system infrastructure (enterprise PACS implementations), special education contracted services (speech therapists, occupational therapists, and other school-based specialists), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical roles including diagnostic imaging technicians and therapy services. The issuing bodies include county health systems, independent school districts, and county-operated medical centers. The mismatch between the code's narrow radiographic focus and the breadth of clinical contracting in the recent records suggests either miscoding at the point of posting or that the code is used as a catch-all for ancillary health services procurement that extends well beyond plain radiography of bilateral ureters.

Activity appears concentrated in California and Texas. San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) in San Mateo County, California, posted a Diagnostic Imaging PACS RFP (Solicitation 660002526251) due October 21, 2026, seeking enterprise-grade picture archiving and communication system implementation with EPIC integration to support 65,000 radiology studies, 5,000 cardiology studies, and 8,000 mammography interpretations annually. The County of Santa Clara Health System in California posted a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) due October 7, 2026, to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary categories including diagnostic imaging and radiology. Birdville Independent School District in northeast Texas posted special education contracted services (ISD 01027) due October 21, 2026. The code shows recent activity but with significant categorical inconsistency; prospecting under this code should treat the posted opportunities as mislabeled or verify the actual scope before bid pursuit.