UNSPSC 85882504: Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of gastrointestinal tract 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 gastrointestinal tract 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 CD271ZZ

UNSPSC 85882504 Tomographic nuclear medicine imaging of gastrointestinal tract using technetium 99m (tc-99m) is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to recent state and local contracting activity. The code describes a specific diagnostic imaging procedure — nuclear medicine scanning of the GI tract using a radioisotope — but recent opportunities tagged to this code do not procure such services or the equipment to deliver them. Instead, the three most recent solicitations posted between July and October 2026 cover Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) infrastructure, special education contracted services including therapists and evaluators, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. None of these scopes correspond to tomographic nuclear imaging of the gastrointestinal tract.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual contracting activity suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that this UNSPSC code sees little authentic procurement activity in the state and local market. No solicitation among the three records explicitly seeks nuclear medicine imaging services, radioisotope supplies, or related equipment. The San Mateo Medical Center PACS solicitation (posted October 7, 2026, due October 21, 2026) involves diagnostic imaging infrastructure but covers radiology, cardiology, and mammography — not nuclear medicine procedures. The Santa Clara Health System temporary staffing RFQ (posted July 7, 2026, due October 7, 2026) includes Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology in its ancillary health professional categories but does not specify nuclear medicine or GI-tract imaging. Given the absence of substantive recent procurement activity aligned to the code's stated scope, this code warrants a skip unless pursuing firms have direct referrals from specific issuing bodies known to use nuclear medicine services.