UNSPSC 85881615: Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of brain using technetium 99m (tc-99m)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of brain 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 C0201ZZ

UNSPSC 85881615 Tomographic nuclear medicine imaging of brain using technetium 99m (tc-99m) is a Commodity code that shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code name specifies a highly specialized diagnostic imaging procedure — a radiopharmaceutical brain scan — yet the three most recent opportunities posted under this code tag health system infrastructure (diagnostic imaging PACS systems), special education contracted services (audiology, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and related disciplines), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations describe or request tc-99m brain imaging as a service or product line; instead, they address broader health information systems, school-based clinical services, and staffing pool qualification for multiple clinical disciplines where imaging is tangential or absent. The issuing bodies represent a county hospital system, an independent school district, and a county health system — all public healthcare and education entities but none soliciting the specific imaging modality the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread includes California (San Mateo County and Santa Clara County) and Texas (Tarrant County), with no recent activity suggesting broader state or regional concentration in tc-99m brain imaging procurement. The most recent opportunity, posted October 7, 2026, is San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for Diagnostic Imaging PACS with proposals due October 21, 2026, which addresses enterprise-grade picture archiving and communication system implementation supporting radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging across approximately 65,000 annual radiology studies, but makes no mention of nuclear medicine or tc-99m procedures. A second opportunity, Birdville Independent School District's RFQ for special education contracted services posted September 18, 2026 with proposals due October 21, 2026, and Santa Clara Health System's open qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (posted July 7, 2026, due October 7, 2026) similarly show no connection to the code's stated imaging specialty. The code appears to reflect a taxonomy misalignment and does not represent active state and local procurement for the specific diagnostic imaging service it nominally covers.