UNSPSC 85471110: Drainage of thalamus with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thalamus with drainage device, percutaneous approach. This surgical 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 009930Z

UNSPSC 85471110, Drainage of thalamus with drainage device, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local government procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific neurosurgical procedure, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve thalamic drainage or percutaneous neurosurgical intervention. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or incorrectly to health service contracting that falls outside the code's clinical definition.

The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 originate from diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System. These represent a mix of municipal human resources and benefits functions, state transportation agencies, county criminal justice operations, and public health systems. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry locations; Collier County's Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP (due April 9, 2026, now closed) for approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy services; and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years). The code should not be treated as a reliable procurement indicator for this type of work; the mismatch between the code's neurosurgical definition and the health-service purchasing activity labeled under it suggests data-entry error or systematic miscoding rather than genuine demand for thalamic drainage procedures in state and local government.