UNSPSC 85472815: Drainage of spinal meninges, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of spinal meninges, 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 009T3ZZ

UNSPSC 85472815 Drainage of spinal meninges, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific neurosurgical procedure, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code involve occupational and disability medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension eligibility determinations, and surgical carve-out networks for employee health plans. None of these services involves spinal meningeal drainage or percutaneous neurosurgical intervention. The code demonstrates little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated procedure-level definition.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span state departments, county health systems, county pension boards, and municipal governments across multiple states. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach sought surgical carve-out benefits management for employee health plans (due October 7, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending around $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026, though this date predates the posting); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, and other specialties (due October 7, 2026). The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no dominant concentration in any single jurisdiction.