UNSPSC 85881051: Planar nuclear medicine imaging of thorax using technetium 99m (tc-99m)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of planar nuclear medicine imaging of thorax using technetium 99m (tc-99m). 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 CP141ZZ

UNSPSC 85881051 Planar nuclear medicine imaging of thorax using technetium 99m (tc-99m) is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific diagnostic imaging modality, but the recent state and local contract opportunities in the source do not align with this narrow clinical scope. The three opportunities posted in the past three months involve diagnostic imaging infrastructure (picture archiving and communication systems), special education contracted services (audiologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists), and temporary health professional staffing pools (audiology, cardiology, radiology, therapy services). Only the Santa Clara Health System's radiology and audiology staffing RFP shares partial overlap with the code's nominal scope; the San Mateo Medical Center PACS solicitation concerns system architecture rather than the specific imaging procedure named in the code, and the Birdville Independent School District opportunity concerns educational support services unrelated to nuclear medicine.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. The issuing bodies across the three opportunities span a county hospital system, a school district, and a regional health authority, but none are explicitly procuring the planar nuclear medicine imaging services the code nominally describes. The geographic spread spans California (San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties) and Texas (Tarrant County), but this distribution reflects the mismatch rather than evidence of concentrated activity under the code itself. If your firm offers nuclear medicine imaging modalities, diagnostic imaging software, or related clinical equipment and services, this code does not appear to be capturing current state and local procurement activity in that space. A targeted search by specific equipment type or clinical service line may be more productive than tracking this code.