UNSPSC 85481921: Drainage of lumbar plexus with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of lumbar plexus 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 019930Z

UNSPSC 85481921 Drainage of lumbar plexus with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. The recent opportunities in the block show no solicitations for the surgical procedure named in the code—lumbar plexus drainage with a percutaneous approach using a drainage device. Instead, the tagged opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, and specialty healthcare services for detained youth. None of these services involve the specific surgical intervention the code describes, indicating a classification mismatch rather than active market activity under the nominal commodity scope.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated purpose. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should treat the taxonomy classification as unreliable for this particular set of opportunities and rely instead on direct market research into surgical services, physician credentialing, and procedure-specific contracting through state health departments, Medicaid agencies, and regional hospital systems.