UNSPSC 85894005: Isotope administration to whole body using iodine 131 (i-131)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of isotope administration of whole body using iodine 131 (i-131). 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 DWY5GDZ

UNSPSC 85894005 Isotope administration to whole body using iodine 131 (I-131) is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing services—bears no connection to the code's nominal scope of nuclear medicine procedures using iodine-131 isotope therapy. The Santa Clara solicitation addresses ancillary clinical staffing across audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedics, respiratory care, surgical services, and therapy positions, which falls outside the specialized nuclear medicine practice domain the code describes.

Without substantive recent opportunities aligned to the actual scope of I-131 isotope administration, this code does not support a current pursuit strategy for state and local vendors. The mismatch between the code's technical specificity and the staffing-services activity tagged to it suggests either misclassification in the source data or genuine dormancy in state and local procurements for nuclear medicine procedures under this commodity code. Business development professionals should monitor for corrected or properly classified opportunities in nuclear medicine service delivery before allocating resources to this code.