UNSPSC 85882824: Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of abdomen 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 abdomen 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 CW201ZZ

UNSPSC 85882824 Tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging of abdomen using technetium 99m (tc-99m) is a Commodity code that sees minimal alignment with actual recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code show no direct purchase or deployment of tc-99m imaging services or equipment. Instead, the opportunities span diagnostic imaging systems infrastructure (San Mateo Medical Center's PACS implementation), special education contracted services unrelated to medical imaging (Birdville ISD), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories including diagnostic imaging roles but not specifically nuclear medicine or tc-99m protocols (Santa Clara County Health System). The code appears to be misapplied to opportunities where imaging modalities and health professional staffing are incidental components rather than the primary procurement target.

Recent opportunities show activity in California and Texas, but the geographic and issuing-body signals are weak given the code mismatch. San Mateo Medical Center (a county public hospital system in California) and Santa Clara County Health System (also California) are the only issuers with direct imaging infrastructure or staffing concerns, but neither opportunity actually solicits tc-99m nuclear medicine imaging specifically. Birdville ISD's special education services procurement has no connection to this code's scope. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement; procurers evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for current business development purposes and verify actual demand before pursuing opportunities nominally tagged under it.