UNSPSC 85881805: Planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins using technetium 99m (tc-99m)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins 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 C51Q1ZZ

UNSPSC 85881805, Planar nuclear medicine imaging of bilateral upper extremity veins using technetium 99m (tc-99m), is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities record. The code nominally describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure using radioactive tracers, but the three most recent opportunities posted by state and local bodies — a hospital PACS system implementation, school district special education services, and a health system temporary staffing qualification vehicle — do not solicit this procedure, equipment for performing it, or radiopharmaceuticals. The San Mateo Medical Center PACS solicitation does address diagnostic imaging infrastructure broadly, including radiology and cardiology capabilities, but it centers on picture archiving systems and data migration rather than nuclear medicine imaging services or supplies. The other two opportunities fall outside imaging altogether.

No substantive state and local procurement activity under this specific Commodity code appears in the recent opportunities block. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests the code either sees limited state and local activity or that relevant opportunities are not being tagged with this code in current databases. Business development professionals pursuing nuclear medicine diagnostics work in state and local health systems should verify whether their target agencies use this code and monitor for future RFPs on imaging equipment and radiopharmaceutical sourcing at county health departments and hospital systems, but current market signals under this code are absent.