UNSPSC 85471965: Removal of drainage device from spinal canal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from spinal canal, 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 00PU30Z

UNSPSC 85471965 Removal of drainage device from spinal canal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous removal of a spinal drainage device — yet the recent opportunities tagged under it do not reflect surgical procedure procurement. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans. None of these solicitations address procurement of spinal drainage devices or related surgical supplies, nor do they involve contracting for percutaneous spinal procedures themselves. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a drift in how the code has been applied to broader healthcare service categories.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including state health agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, County of Santa Clara Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal retirement and human resources offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's establishment of a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and actual recent procurement activity, this code does not present a reliable signal for business development targeting in the spinal surgery supply or procedure space.