UNSPSC 85471709: Removal of drainage device from spinal canal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from spinal canal, external 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 00PUX0Z

UNSPSC 85471709 Removal of drainage device from spinal canal, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve spinal canal procedures or any neurosurgical interventions. Instead, the solicitations reflect demand for occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve the removal of drainage devices from the spinal canal. The code's nominal scope does not match what state and local governments are actually buying under this tag in the current market.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach requested proposals for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026); Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026); and Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026). The issuing bodies span county governments, city procurement offices, state transportation departments, and county health systems. The code's current tagging does not reflect surgical procedure removal; consider verifying the UNSPSC assignment or exploring whether a different Commodity code under spinal-procedure or neurosurgical service families better matches your service line.