UNSPSC 85473211: Drainage of lumbar spinal cord with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of lumbar spinal cord 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 009Y30Z

UNSPSC 85473211 Drainage of lumbar spinal cord with drainage device, percutaneous approach (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code in state and local procurement systems are instead administrative medical services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve lumbar spinal cord drainage procedures or the implantation of drainage devices.

The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source databases or that this code is being misapplied to general medical services procurement. The recent opportunities show no demand for the procedure named in the code itself. State and local procurement professionals should verify the code assignment with the issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged to 85473211, as the actual scope of work bears no relationship to the code's nominal description.