UNSPSC 85882810: Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of abdomen and pelvis using thallium 201 (tl-201)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields an intervention or procedure of tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of abdomen and pelvis 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 CW21SZZ

UNSPSC 85882810 Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of abdomen and pelvis using thallium 201 (tl-201) is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its narrow clinical scope. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect substantial mismatches: San Mateo Medical Center is soliciting a diagnostic imaging PACS (picture archiving and communication system) implementation supporting radiology, cardiology, and mammography — a health information technology infrastructure contract rather than a thallium-201 imaging service; Birdville Independent School District is procuring special education contracted services including audiologists and speech language therapists across 30 school campuses; and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging/radiology, audiology, and therapy services. None of these solicitations addresses nuclear medicine imaging using thallium-201 or radiopharmaceutical services. The code's nominal scope — a specific radioisotope imaging modality — does not align with the practical work being solicited under this tag in state and local health care procurement right now.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities includes California (San Mateo and Santa Clara counties) and Texas (Tarrant County), but this geographic data reflects the misclassification rather than true market activity for thallium-201 imaging services. Business development professionals pursuing work in nuclear medicine imaging or radiopharmaceutical diagnostics should verify actual procurement coding through state and local health system RFPs and IFBs rather than rely on this code's recent activity record.