UNSPSC 85473001: Removal of drainage device from spinal cord, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from spinal cord, 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 00PVX0Z

UNSPSC 85473001 Removal of drainage device from spinal cord, external approach is a Commodity code whose abstract title does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities record shows no solicitations for spinal cord drainage-device removal or any surgical procedure in that narrow clinical category. Instead, the tagged opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The code appears to be a misfiling or misclassification artifact; the medical services being solicited do not align with the code's stated scope of work.

State and local buyers issuing under this code in the recent record include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of the Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington State, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, for disability benefit determinations); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and shipyard locations (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited, pursuing opportunities under this code requires careful verification that each individual opportunity is relevant to your firm's service offering and not simply a classification error on the issuing body's part.