UNSPSC 85882444: Planar nuclear medicine imaging of chest and abdomen using thallium 201 (tl-201)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of planar nuclear medicine imaging of chest and abdomen using thallium 201 (tl-201). 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 CW14SZZ

UNSPSC 85882444 Planar nuclear medicine imaging of chest and abdomen using thallium 201 (tl-201) is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with current state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a narrow radioisotope imaging modality, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code are sourcing diagnostic imaging systems, special education contracted services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve thallium 201 nuclear medicine imaging or relate to the specific clinical service the code names. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or that the code is being applied broadly to general diagnostic imaging procurement rather than to the specific nuclear medicine procedure it denotes.

The single diagnostically relevant opportunity in the recent block is San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for a Diagnostic Imaging PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), posted October 7, 2026 with a response date of October 21, 2026. That solicitation concerns enterprise radiology, cardiology, and mammography imaging system implementation — not nuclear medicine imaging. The remaining two recent opportunities (Birdville Independent School District special education contracted services and Santa Clara County Health System temporary health professional staffing) have no relationship to nuclear medicine or the code's nominal scope. State and local procurement activity under this code does not currently reflect demand for thallium 201 nuclear medicine imaging services.