UNSPSC 85881804: Planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins using other radionuclide

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins using other radionuclide. 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 C51QYZZ

UNSPSC 85881804 Planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins using other radionuclide is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The three recent opportunities posted under this code span diagnostic imaging system procurement, special education contracted services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve planar nuclear medicine imaging or bilateral upper extremity vein studies. The San Mateo Medical Center PACS solicitation concerns enterprise-grade picture archiving and communication system implementation for radiology, cardiology, and dental imaging, while the Santa Clara Health System temporary staffing vehicle requests qualified vendors for ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging and radiology services. The Birdville Independent School District opportunity concerns special education personnel (audiologists, diagnosticians, speech language therapists, occupational and physical therapists) and is unrelated to the code's clinical scope. The mismatch suggests the code captures minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement, or that issuing bodies have applied it as a broad catch-all rather than a precise taxonomy marker for nuclear medicine studies.

The three opportunities originate from different issuing-body types — a county health system (Santa Clara), a county medical center (San Mateo), and a school district (Birdville) — spanning California and Texas. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP for diagnostic imaging PACS closed October 21, 2026, emphasizing EPIC EHR integration, 99.9% uptime, and support for 65,000 annual radiology studies with migration from legacy ScImage infrastructure. The Santa Clara Health System RFQ established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories (including diagnostic imaging and radiology) with no guaranteed work and a five-year list duration; the pool approach reflects operational flexibility rather than committed volume. Given the code's nominal scope and the absence of recent opportunities actually soliciting planar nuclear medicine imaging services, this code warrants close monitoring for content drift and periodic validation against actual issuing-body intent before committing pursuit resources.